Pradosh Paul century helps Tamil Nadu dominate Chandigarh in Ranji Trophy
Tamil Nadu reached 320/4 on the first day of their Elite Group D match at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium.
Tamil Nadu reached 320/4 at the close of play on Monday during their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Chandigarh at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. According to reports from The Tribune and Sportstar, the visiting team opted to bat after winning the toss.
Pradosh Paul scored an unbeaten 138 off 215 balls, including 12 boundaries, to lead the innings. Paul, who walked out at number three after the dismissal of opener Vimal Kumar for 11, anchored the innings on a greenish surface.
The right-hander shared a 139-run third-wicket partnership with Baba Indrajith, who scored 51 off 112 balls. Indrajith became the Tamil Nadu batter with the most half-centuries in the Ranji Trophy, reaching 30 after surpassing S. Sharath and Hemang Badani.
Other contributions included 52 from Narayan Jagadeesan and an unbeaten 34 from G Ajitesh, who shared a 66-run stand with Paul. For Chandigarh, Nishunk Birla took one wicket and Bhagmender Lather dismissed Jagadeesan.
In a separate match, Punjab recovered from 71/5 to reach 276/5 against Andhra Pradesh at Mullanpur. Salil Arora scored 111 off 186 balls and Sanvir Singh scored 100 off 183 balls to lead the comeback.