da realbet： Tamil Nadu registered their first win of the current Ranji One-Day seasonagainst Goa at the CPT-India Pistons Ground in Chennai on Wednesday
Anand Vasu06-Dec-2000Tamil Nadu registered their first win of the current Ranji One-Day seasonagainst Goa at the CPT-India Pistons Ground in Chennai on Wednesday.Recording an easy five wicket win over the unfancied visiting side, TamilNadu picked up two points.On winning the toss, Goa skipper Praveen Amre elected to bat first.However, nothing went right for the visiting side. Losing wickets atalarmingly regular intervals, the Goa side slumped to 81/6. Ironically, itwas the boys from Tamil Nadu who helped Goa reach a semblance ofrespectability. Tanveer Jabbar (34) and Satyajit Medappa (23 not out) madethe only noteworthy contributions. Leg spinner WD Balaji Rao (3/12)combined well with offspinner Aashish Kapoor (3/19) and Goa were skittledout for 102 in just 35 overs.In response to the modest total, the Tamil Nadu batting was unfocussed. JRMadanagopal with 31 was the highest scorer. As wickets fell, a sense ofurgency grew. Aashish Kapoor coming in at number seven clouted two sixesand as many fours in a 12 ball 24 and saw Tamil Nadu through to victorywith 29 overs to spare.