Tamil Nadu will take on defending champion Saurashtra in a battle of evenly-matched sides in the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy that gets underway at the Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science ground here on Friday.
Both teams enter this encounter after four outright wins in their last five league games. For TN, it is a welcome return to the knockouts for the first time since 2016-17, and it will look to continue its fine run.
The top-order batters have been among runs, while the spinners led by the skipper R. Sai Kishore and S. Ajith Ram have been instrumental in the team bowling out the opposition twice in all matches it bowled. N. Jagadeesan scored a double and triple-century in the two ties played at this venue earlier in the season, and the home team will hope for another big knock from the wicketkeeper-bat in his backyard.
