da realbet： Tamil Nadu were one wicket away from closing out their Group C SuperLeague tie against Haryana at Gurgaon
26-Feb-2000Tamil Nadu were one wicket away from closing out their Group C SuperLeague tie against Haryana at Gurgaon. At stumps on the third daytoday Haryana were 237-9 in their second innings with 41 still neededto avert an innings defeat.Resuming at 371-5, Tamil Nadu were bowled out for 486 an hour into theday after their tail had been allowed to wag generously. Robin Singh,Sharath and Reuben Paul fell in the first six overs but Mahesh,Gokulakrishna and Vidyuth entertained the spectators with some lustyhitting. Pradeep Jain finished with 5-143.A fighting century by Haryana opener Jitender Singh helped to delaythe inevitable after the home team commenced their second knock 286behind. Jitender and captain Parinder Sharma put on 63 for the firstwicket in 26 overs but Tamil Nadu struck at regular intervals with sixbowlers sharing the spoils. Jitender scored exactly 100 ( 179 balls,13 fours) before he was seventh out.