da 888： The last day of the Group C Ranji Trophy Super League match betweenTamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh at Kanpur on Thursday assumed farcicalproportions
16-Mar-2000The last day of the Group C Ranji Trophy Super League match betweenTamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh at Kanpur on Thursday assumed farcicalproportions. The match ended in a tame draw. Tamil Nadu picked upfive points to finish with 26 while Uttar Pradesh got three to endwith 22.After scoring close to 700 runs in their first innings, Tamil Nadumade a meal of their second stint at the crease. The match was all butover before they came out to bat. With nothing to play for, Tamil Naduwere all out for 264 in the second innings. Hemang Badani who made 62in the first innings helped himself to a hundred while wickets fellaround him. Trailing by 733 with just 14 overs to play, Uttar Pradeshrightly saw no point in sending their openers out to bat. Instead,tailenders Mrithyunjay Tripathi and Musi Raza came out and made 28runs without being troubled.Sridharan Sriram, who was not out on zero at the end of the third day,was called away on national duty and could not take the crease on thefinal day. Sriram has been drafted into the Indian one-daysquad. Sadagoppan Ramesh batted at No 8, instead of opening theinnings.Reuben Paul, the Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper bowling an over just aboutsummed up the farcical nature of the last day’s play.