Left-hander Nidhish S. Rajagopal (90, 144b, 10×4, 1×6) helped TNCA XI get to 344 for 9 versus Kerala on day two of the TNCA Buchi Babu Memorial All India invitational cricket event on the India Cement Company floor right here on Wednesday.
Opener Ok.T.A. Madhava Prasad (72, 164b, 5×4, 1×6) and skipper M. Shahrukh Khan (60, 48b, 8×4, 2×6) additionally contributed as TNCA XI claimed a 126-run first-innings within the Group-D encounter.
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Shahrukh Khan’s typical breezy innings meant 79 runs had been gathered off simply 96 balls for the third wicket between him and Madhava Prasad. On a second-day wicket that also provided carry for the pacers, Shahrukh Khan was extreme on the brief balls – with two sixes coming off the pull shot.
Nidhish was concerned in a 69-run fourth-wicket stand with Madhava Prasad and a 78-run seventh-wicket partnership with Jhathavedh Subramanyan (25, 95b, 2×4).
After the day’s play, Nidhish stated that the wicket had begun deteriorating in the course of the course of the innings. There’s a pronounced tough patch across the left-hander’s fifth stump, across the good size mark on the pavilion finish that the spinners will look to attempt to exploit. Kerala has 5 left-handers in its batting line-up.
“Our spinners will come in handy. To bat last on this wicket, will be tricky,” stated Nidhish.
Missing out on hitting 100, he stated: “When you play in such a good tournament and you miss out playing a big innings, it’s obviously disappointing. You want to hit good first-inning hundreds for your team. So, yes, obviously, a bit sad that I missed out. But it’s a fairly long tournament.”
Day 2 scores:
Kerala 218 vs. TNCA XI 344/9 in 100 overs (Ok.T.A. Madhava Prasad 72, M. Shahrukh Khan 60, Nidhish S. Rajagopal 90).
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com