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Tamil Nadu ensures first-innings points Staff Reporter - 14 December 2001
Tamil Nadu played analytical cricket on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy league match against Hyderabad at Chennai, picking up five points by virtue of a first-innings lead. With the match destined for a draw, Tamil Nadu batsmen TR Arasu (78 off 268) and MR Shrinivas (28 off 154) made the required runs with a display of grit and resolution. Arasu fell with the score on 290, but Shrinivas and R Ramkumar (37 off 60) took Tamil Nadu past Hyderabad's first-innings total of 336. Bowled out for 351, Tamil Nadu then reduced Hyderabad to 150/2 by the close of play, with Ramkumar picking up both wickets. Daniel Manohar was unbeaten on 65, while Arjun Shivlal Yadav was unbeaten on 38. © CricInfo
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