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Tamil Nadu coach WV Raman has slammed his team for their poor fielding, which resulted in Saurashtra taking a first-innings lead against them

Saurashtra salvaged three points in a stalemate at the MA Chidambaram Stadium while the hosts, Tamil Nadu, had to live with just one point despite putting on 565

Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored an unbeaten 152 for Saurashtra on day three against Tamil Nadu, said his intention was to make maximum use of his last competitive game before the upcoming tour of South Africa

The chances of an outright win for either side looked dire at the end of the third day in Chennai, as centuries by Jaydev Shah and Cheteshwar Pujara put Saurashtra in a good position to match Tamil Nadu's 565 for 8

A round-up of the second day's play of Group B's fifth round matches from the Ranji Trophy

At Chepauk, Abhinav Mukund occupied the crease for a marathon 240 and, along with Dinesh Karthik, who scored a brisk 133, took Tamil Nadu to their second first-innings score in excess of 500 this season

Abhinav Mukund scored a century, while M Vijay and S Badrinath made half-centuries to lead Tamil Nadu into a commanding position in Chennai

Two of the Ranji Trophy's batting powerhouses, Tamil Nadu and Saurashtra, take on each other in Chennai from Thursday, but it's the home side feeling the pressure to register an outright win