da imperador bet： Tamil Nadu roared to a 203 run thumping of Goa on the final day oftheir South Zone Ranji Trophy tie at Margao today
Sankhya Krishnan04-Nov-2000Tamil Nadu roared to a 203 run thumping of Goa on the final day oftheir South Zone Ranji Trophy tie at Margao today. Set 315 forvictory, the Goans crumbled in the face of a disciplined Tamil Naduattack led by skipper Sridharan Sriram and Rajat Bhatia. The visitorscollected eight points for their toils to go top of the table.Bhatia struck the early blows, removing wicketkeeper A Bhagwath andTamil Nadu exiles Satyajit Medappa and Tanvir Jabbar, to have Goareeling at 42/3. Sriram’s left arm spinners then mesmerised the middleorder, three wickets falling to him in the space of seven balls, allat the score of 68. The prize victim was rival captain Pravin Amre,bowled for 14.The remaining four wickets were grabbed by the four other bowlersused. Sriram’s fellow tweakers Balaji Rao and Kapoor snapped up oneapiece before Mahesh and Kumaran returned to polish off the tail.Kapoor’s return catch had accounted for opener V Kolambkar the mostobdurate Goan batsman who had grafted for 175 deliveries to compile48. The next highest was extras with 16, which included five byes whena Bhatia delivery struck the helmet behind the keeper. Goas’s effortwas terminated at 111 in the 70th over, Sriram’s unchanged spell of8-3-6-3 being the most attractive figures.