Puducherry Vs Tamil Nadu | Puducherry Lead By Rohit Damodaran

Puducherry Vs Tamil Nadu | Puducherry Lead By Rohit Damodaran On December 12, 2021, Puducherry cricket team faced Tamil Nadu in an Elite Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at St Xavier's College Ground in Thumba. Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field first. Puducherry Captain Rohit Damodaran and Tamil Nadu Captain N.Jagadeesan. Puducherry posted a total of 225 for 9 in their 49 overs, thanks to a brilliant knock by Fabid Ahmed who scored 87 runs in just 84 balls. Ramachandran Ragupathy also contributed with 29 runs, while Washington Sundar was the pick of the bowlers for Tamil Nadu with 5 wickets for 48 runs in his 10 overs. In reply, Tamil Nadu got off to a steady start but lost wickets at regular intervals, thanks to some good bowling by the Puducherry bowlers. Dinesh Karthik top-scored with 65 runs in 72 balls, while Narayan Jagadeesan scored 64 runs in 103 balls. Fabid Ahmed and Bharat Sharma were the pick of the bowlers for Puducherry, with 2 wickets each. The match was interrupted due to rain, and the target was revised to 206 runs in 44 overs for Tamil Nadu. However, they fell short by just 1 run, finishing at 204 for 9 in their 44 overs. Puducherry won the match by 1 run (D/L) and earned 4 points, while Tamil Nadu earned 0 points. Overall, it was a thrilling encounter between the two sides, with both teams putting up a good fight. Fabid Ahmed's brilliant all-round performance helped Puducherry secure a narrow victory over Tamil Nadu. Match Centre SCORECARD SUMMARY PUDUCHERRY 225/9(49 OVERS) Fabid Ahmed*87 (84) Washington Sundar5/48 (10) Ramachandran Ragupathy29 (56) Ragupathy Silambarasan2/48 TAMIL NADU 204/9(44 OVERS) Fabid Ahmed2/22 (9) Dinesh Karthik65 (72) Bharat Sharma2/33 (9) Narayan Jagadeesan64 (103)