Chennai: Host Tamilnadu received three points to Hyderabad’s one by virtue of taking first innings lead in the Col CK Nayudu Elite Group U-23 Trophy in Tirunelveli on Sunday.
Resuming from its overnight score of 258 for six, the TN lower order rose to the occasion adding a valuable 85 runs while losing three wickets.
Hyderabad struggled in its second innings after being reduced to 83 for six with left-arm spinner M Siddharth taking three for 27.
Brief scores: Hyderabad 282 & 83/6 in 70.2 overs (GA Shashidhar Reddy 37, M Siddharth 3/27) drew with Tamilnadu 343/9 decl. in 149 overs (K Mukunth 61, S Radhakrishnan 81, S Swaminathan 63, Rajamani Prasad 3/48).
Points: TN 3; Hyderabad 1