Chennai: Riding on an unbeaten century from captain Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Tamil Nadu recorded a four-wicket win over Maharashtra in the Elite Group ‘A’ of the U-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy on Tuesday.
Setting off in pursuit of 265, Pradosh spearheaded his team’s chase with a masterful knock of 106 not out (109b, 8×4, 2×6) to guide his team home with three balls remaining. TN’s Arjun P Murthy scored 62 (68b, 7×4).
Earlier, Maharashtra’s Abhishekh Pawar’s knock of 104 (130b, 8×4, 2×6) helped his team reach 264 for eight. TN’s R Rajagiri took three for 53.
Brief scores: Maharashtra 264/8 in 50 overs (Siddesh Veer 46, Abhishekh Pawar 104, Sahil Churi 44*, R Rajagiri 3/53) lost to Tamil Nadu 266/6 in 49.3 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 35, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 106*, Arjun P Murthy 62)