Tamil Nadu 1st innings                                          R   M   B  4 6
AJ George             lbw                b Singh                4  35  18  0 0
AR Kapoor             c Raju             b Faiz Ahmed           0   9   1  0 0
S Sriram              c Sridhar          b Singh              121 402 302 11 0
HK Badani             c Youraj Singh     b Singh               52 126  93  5 1
J Madanagopal         run out (Nand Kishore)                   55 142 108  7 0
*RR Singh             lbw                b Singh               29  86  79  6 0
SV Saravanan                             b Singh                4   4   3  1 0
+S Reuben Paul                           b Manohar             17  32  25  2 0
J Gokulakrishnan                         b Raju                46 129  85  5 0
S Mahesh                                 b Kanwaljit Singh     46 131  81  4 2
DK Devanand           not out                                   0   4   5  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 13, nb 16)                      30
Total                 (all out, 130.4 overs)                  404

FoW: 1-1 (Kapoor, 1.1 ov), 2-11 (George, 6.6 ov),
     3-102 (Badani, 37.5 ov), 4-221 (Madanagopal, 72.6 ov),
     5-282 (Singh, 95.1 ov), 6-286 (Saravanan, 95.4 ov),
     7-309 (Sriram, 101.6 ov), 8-309 (Reuben Paul, 102.3 ov),
     9-398 (Gokulakrishnan, 129.1 ov), 10-404 (Mahesh, 130.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Singh                       29      8    100      5 (9nb)
Faiz Ahmed                  24      2     78      1 (5nb)
Kanwaljit Singh             35.4    7    109      1
Pratap                       2      1      1      0
Raju                        31      7     60      1
Azharuddin                   1      0      6      0 (1nb)
Manohar                      8      0     36      1 (1nb)

Hyderabad 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
DS Manohar                               b Mahesh              34 144 101  3 0
A Nand Kishore        c Mahesh           b Gokulakrishnan       7  45  30  1 0
D Vinay Kumar                            b Mahesh              15  80  49  1 0
*M Azharuddin         st Reuben Paul     b Kapoor              84 191 130 14 1
V Pratap              c Madanagopal      b Mahesh               2   9   4  0 0
MV Sridhar            c Reuben Paul      b Gokulakrishnan      12  46  25  1 0
M Faiz Ahmed          c Reuben Paul      b Kapoor              15  80  48  3 0
+Youraj Singh         not out                                   5  69  42  0 0
SLV Raju              c Saravanan        b Sriram               2   9  12  0 0
NP Singh              c Madanagopal      b Kapoor              11  11  14  2 0
Kanwaljit Singh       c Reuben Paul      b Kapoor               5  12  17  1 0
Extras                (lb 3, nb 10)                            13
Total                 (all out, 77 overs)                     205

FoW: 1-22 (Nand Kishore, 9.5 ov), 2-55 (Vinay Kumar, 26.6 ov),
     3-62 (Manohar, 30.5 ov), 4-64 (Pratap, 32.1 ov),
     5-108 (Sridhar, 41.2 ov), 6-146 (Faiz Ahmed, 58.4 ov),
     7-186 (Azharuddin, 66.6 ov), 8-189 (Raju, 69.4 ov),
     9-200 (Singh, 72.6 ov), 10-205 (Kanwaljit Singh, 76.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Devanand                    16      1     58      0 (7nb)
Gokulakrishnan              15      5     39      2
Mahesh                      20      4     53      3
Singh                        9      3     12      0
Kapoor                      12      5     30      4 (3nb)
Sriram                       5      2     10      1

Hyderabad 2nd innings (following on)                            R   M   B  4 6
A Nand Kishore        c Sriram           b Mahesh             135 443 301 13 0
+Youraj Singh         c Badani           b Devanand             3  17   7  0 0
D Vinay Kumar         c Reuben Paul      b Mahesh              36 149  91  4 0
*M Azharuddin                        c & b Kapoor              69 157  94  9 0
V Pratap              c Saravanan        b Kapoor               8  23  21  1 0
MV Sridhar            lbw                b Kapoor               2  13  14  0 0
M Faiz Ahmed          lbw                b Sriram              51 196 146  9 0
SLV Raju              c Devanand         b Kapoor              17  85  80  2 0
NP Singh              not out                                   3  34  27  0 0
Kanwaljit Singh       not out                                   1  21  14  0 0
Extras                (b 6, lb 3, w 1, nb 3)                   13
Total                 (8 wickets, 132 overs)                  338

DNB: DS Manohar.

FoW: 1-8 (Youraj Singh, 3.5 ov), 2-93 (Vinay Kumar, 36.3 ov),
     3-216 (Azharuddin, 71.4 ov), 4-226 (Pratap, 77.4 ov),
     5-234 (Sridhar, 81.4 ov), 6-295 (Nand Kishore, 100.1 ov),
     7-327 (Faiz Ahmed, 123.3 ov), 8-329 (Raju, 126.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Singh                        8      2     16      0
Devanand                     8      1     25      1
Mahesh                      23      5     56      2
Gokulakrishnan              16      2     55      0
Sriram                      33     13     67      1
Saravanan                    3      0      9      0
Kapoor                      37      9     97      4 (3nb)
Badani                       3      2      1      0
George                       1      0      3      0 (1w)

• Tamil Nadu's 100 came in 161 minutes off 37.4 overs.
• At tea tamil nadu were 188 for the loss of badani during the second session. in the 120 minutes session the hosts added 98 runs to its lunch time score of 90 for 2, in 28 overs. Sriram added 47 to his lunch time score of 30 and is looking very determin
• Sriram takes the First days honours in the 4-Day South Zone Ranji Trophy League Match against the Hyderabad being played at Chepauk here in Chennai. Coming at the fall off an early wicket of Test discard Aashish Kapoor for a nought. The Southpaw batsman paced his innings so very well. He took time enough to settle down in the first session, remained unbeaten on 30 at lunch time in a stay of 140 minutes, added
• 33 to his lunch time score in 120 minutes post lunch session and finally he launched an all out attack in the final session to score an unconquered 112 in a stay of close to 6 hours and sending the red cherry 10 times to the fence in facing 275 deliveries
• Sriram was well supported by Hemang Badani (52) in the partnership for the third wicket and was followed by a three-figure partnership for the fourth wicket
• with Madanagopal (55). The Hyderabad's apin pair of Venkatapathi Raju and Kanwaljeet Singh bowled 49 overs between them and conceded 115 runs without success at the end of Day-1.
• Hemang Badani's 50 in 125 minutes 91 balls 5 fours, one 6.
• Hemang Badani's 50 in 125 minutes 91 balls 5 fours, one 6.
• On Day-2 play started 12 minutes behind schedule due to poor light.
• Drizzle stopped play at 11:28 hrsScore 339 for 8 112.5 overs. Gokul-9, Mahesh-18
• at lunch on Day-2 the hosts succeded in adding a further 92 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 25 overs possible in 122 minutes. There were two interruptions during the session one at start of play, delayed by 12 minutes and again at 11:28 to 11:54.
• Tea time was extended by 30 minutes to make-up for the time lost in the morning session.The adjusted Tea time is 15:10 hrs to 15:30 hrs. Hyderabad will have to face a minimum of 52 overs inthe remaining day's play.
• At Tea Hyderabad were 36 for two wickets off 17 overs 85 minutes.
• At Tea Hyderabad were 36 for two wickets off 17 overs 85 minutes
• 50 of the Hyderabad Innings came in 115 minutes off 24.3 overswDaniel Manohar on 29 and Devidhetty Vinay Kumar on 13.
• Azharuddin took two runs on 38.1 overs, but the umpire declared it one short.
• At close of play Day-2. Hyderabad 95 for four wickets in 190 minutes off 39 overs
• Tamil Nadu in a Strong position at the end of second day's play.
• Azharuddin's third successive half-century in four match innings, besides a Double hundred against Goa in the seasons opener.
• Lunch at the fall 9th wicket. In the 150 minutes session the hosts added 105 runs to its overnight total of 95/4 and lost 5 wickets in the process off the 34 overs bowled, still trailing by 55 runs to make Tamil Nadu bat again.
• 100 of the Hyderabad innings in 193 mts. 39.3 overs, 150 in 286 Mts.59.1 overs. 200 in 340 Mts off 72.5 overs
• At close of play Hyderabad 2nd innings 140 for 2 wickets. Opener Nand Kishore on 75 and Azharuddin on 23. On the final this pair should stear the ship to safety by playing.
• After 75 minutes of play teams broke for drinks . Nanda Kishore progressed from overnight-75 to 98 while
• 100 for the third wicket in 312 minutes off 68.3 overs
• Aashish Kapoor coming on to bowl his second spell 8th over at score reading 188 for 2 wickets gave some telling blows picking up 3 vital wickets of Azharuddin, Pratap and Sridhar in his 11th to 16 th over ( in 31 deliveries ).