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Ranji Trophy: Mohammed stars as Tamil Nadu restricts Andhra
Pacer M Mohammed ran through Andhra top-order as the host was left struggling despite a middle-order recovery on the first day of Elite B Ranji Trophy Round 3 match against Tamil Nadu. At stumps on Tuesday at the CSR Sharma College Ground in Ongole, Andhra was 198/8 in 79 overs.
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After Thangarasu Natarajan got rid of Prasanth Kumar in the fifth over, Mohammed struck thrice to leave it reeling at 68/4. His scalps included Ashwin Hebbar (12), Ricky Bhui (22) and captain Bodapati Sumanth (1).
Jyothi Sai Krishna and Girinath Reddy got together to arrest the slide. Together they took the score past the 100-run mark while stonewalling the charging TN bowlers. Their 73-run stand took Andhra to 141/5 before Mohammed broke the association by having Krishna caught for 58. He struck eight fours before departing.
That wicket triggered another collapse as Andhra lost four wickets for the addition of just 55 runs. Siva Charan Singh and KV Sasikanth failed to open their accounts, while Shoaib Khan added 26.
Reddy continued to resist, finishing the day unbeaten on 69 off 149 and has so far struck five fours and two sixes. Mohammed was the pick of the TN bowlers with figures of 4/60 while Natarajan and Kishore picked up two wickets each.
Brief Scores: Andhra 198/8 (Girinath Reddy 69*, Sai Krishna 58; M Mohammed 4/60) vs Tamil Nadu
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