Hemang Badani's 98 provided vital relief to a crumbling Tamil Nadu batting, taking their first-innings total to 290 in their Ranji Trophy league match against Andhra Pradesh at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.

Badani provided much-needed stability to the visitors' batting. Combining primarily with Ashish Kapoor, Badani put together a mature knock off 235 balls, with 13 fours. His 56-run partnership with Kapoor was vital. After Kapoor fell, Badani put on another 39 runs with MR Srinivas before falling leg-before to Hemal Watekar.

Chasing 291 for a first-innings lead, Andhra Pradesh's openers could only put 30 on for the first wicket before Amit Pathak was caught by Kapoor off the bowling of Srinivas. Then it was the turn of Robin Singh, who had MSK Prasad caught behind. Venugopala Rao was rapped on his pads by Srinivas and then unfortunately given out for a duck.

GN Srinivas and Fayaz Ahmed then took Andhra Pradesh through to the close of play without any further losses. Srinivas was on 46 at stumps, while Ahmed had made 10; the hosts ended the day on 101/3.

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