Despite fine batting performances by Tamil Nadu batters C Andre Siddharth and Vijay Shankar, hosts Assam restricted their much-fancied opponents to 299 for seven with some disciplined bowling in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Fortune swayed in favour of both sides throughout the opening day of the fourth-round match of Ranji Trophy Elite Group D, which saw Assam starting on a fine note returning both Tamil Nadu openers Suresh Lokeshwar and Narayan Jagadeesan for only 13 runs on board in the third over after opting to field first.