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Sonu Yadav and Ajith Ram lead Tamil Nadu against Chandigarh

Tamil Nadu tightened its grip on the Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match after dismissing Chandigarh for 94 in the first innings.

Tamil Nadu moved closer to victory against Chandigarh in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D fourth-round clash at the Sector-16 Ground in Chandigarh on Wednesday, according to The Hindu.

After declaring their first innings at 571 for seven, the visitors dismissed the hosts for 94 in the first innings in just 17.3 overs during the morning session.

Medium-pacer Sonu Yadav took four wickets in the first innings, including the wickets of Arjit Pannu, Bhagmender Lather, Nikhil Sharma, and Nishunk Birla.

Following on, Chandigarh reached 189 for seven at stumps, leaving them trailing by 288 runs.

In the second innings, Arjun Azad scored 60 and Manan Vohra made 59 before a collapse saw Chandigarh lose several wickets in quick succession.

Left-arm spinner S. Ajith Ram claimed four wickets in the second innings, dismissing Arjun Azad, Arjit Pannu, Akshit Rana, and Bhagmender Lather.

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