Vimal puts TN in driving seat

Continuing on its overnight score of 43 without loss in the Elite C match, Tamil Nadu piled on the runs, with each of its four batters scoring at least a half-century. Opener Vimal was the best of the lot, making 122 runs. His 204-ball knock was studded with 20 boundaries. At stumps, Tamil Nadu was 330 for two, boasting of a 158-run lead with eight wickets in hand.

Brief scores: Saurashtra 172 all-out in 75.3 overs vs Tamil Nadu 330 for 2 in 102 overs (R Vimal Khumar 122, B Sai Sudharsan 57, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 78*, M Boopathi Vaishna Kumar 65*).