Chennai: Tamil Nadu earned a 48-run win over Saurashtra in the quarter-finals of the Elite Men’s U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match at TNCA Academy, Theni on Sunday.
Set to chase a target of 215 from a minimum of 79 overs, Saurashtra was bowled out for 166 with TN left-arm spinner BK Kishore taking six wickets for 49 runs. This was his second fifer of the season and he has bagged 27 wickets so far.
Off-spinner J Hemchudeshan took three for 62. For Saurashtra, Jay Ravaliya top-scored with an unbeaten 50 (84b, 5x4, 1x6).
TN will take on Madhya Pradesh in the semi-finals at Sagar (MP) from January 9.
Off-spinner J Hemchudeshan took three for 62. For Saurashtra, Jay Ravaliya top-scored with an unbeaten 50 (84b, 5x4, 1x6).
TN will take on Madhya Pradesh in the semi-finals at Sagar (MP) from January 9.
BRIEF SCORES: Tamil Nadu 305 & 196 in 65.4 overs (P Khush Bardia 76, M Bharath 51*, Dharmik Jasani 5/73) bt Saurashtra 287 & 166 in 53.4 overs (Vansh Acharya 36, Jay Ravaliya 50*, BK Kishore 6/49, J Hemchudeshan 3/62).