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It was then down to B Aparajith 40 (62b, 1x4) and R Sonu Yadav 37 (37b, 5x4) to steady the ship by adding 56 runs for the sixth wicket. Eventually, TN was dismissed for 176 with Andhra’s C Stephen (3/46) and Shoaib Md Khan (3/24) sharing six wickets between them. In reply, Andhra raced to the target in just 29.1 overs with opener Ashwin Hebbar remaining unbeaten on 101 (84b, 11x4, 5x6). Hebbar and wicketkeeper, Ricky Bhui, who made an unbeaten 52 (41b, 6x4, 2x6) added 114 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket to steer their team to victory. 

BRIEF SCORES: Tamil Nadu 176 in 41.3 overs (B Aparajith 40, Sonu Yadav 37, C Stephen 3/46, Shoaib Md Khan 3/24) lost to Andhra 181/3 in 29.1 overs (Ashwin Hebbar 101 not out, Ricky Bhui 52 not out)

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