CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu (Men U23-State A) defeated Jharkhand by 91 runs to qualify directly for the quarter-finals of the BCCI Group-B league, to be played on 19th.

Tamil Nadu won the toss and decided to bat and registered 282 runs on the board with Pradosh Paul, Vimal and M Boopathi scoring half centuries. A decent bowling display toppled Jharkhand who were all out for 191 runs with Pradosh Paul picking up three wickets.