It was a case of so near yet so far for Tamil Nadu as it fell short by a small margin from getting an innings victory on the final day of play against Chhattisgarh in the second round Ranji Trophy match here on Sunday.
After taking a 166-run lead, TN enforced the follow-on and managed to get eight wickets in Chhattisgarh’s second innings but ran out of overs in the end and had to be content with for three points.
Earlier, Chhattisgarh resumed at 261 for eight in its first innings and needed another 59 runs to avoid the follow-on. Skipper Harpreet Singh Bhatia (170, 380b, 15x4, 2x6) and Veer Pratap Singh who frustrated the TN bowlers on day three picked up from where they left off in the first hour of play.
