RESULT
4th Quarter-Final, Bengaluru, December 26 - 29, 2008, Ranji Trophy Super League
345 & 187
(T:227) 306 & 227/2

Tamil Nadu won by 8 wickets

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end of over 526 runs
TN: 227/2CRR: 4.36 
Dinesh Karthik16 (59b 1x4)
S Badrinath92 (116b 12x4 2x6)
Ritam Kundu 11-1-41-0

An excellent comeback by TN after Bengal had the better of the first three days of this match. Balaji was their main performer, scoring 47 in the first innings to reduce the lead to 39, and then backed that up with a superb six-wicket haul to help bowl out Bengal cheaply.

There was still a matter of 227 runs to be chased down, and TN did it in style, with Vijay and Mukund providing them the ideal start. After their departure, S Badrinath took over, and although not entirely convincing in his knock, did well enough to see his team through to a comprehensive win.

TN now meet UP in the semis, with their match in Vadodara against Gujarat more or less settled.

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51.6
4
Kundu to Karthik, FOUR runs

that's it, it's all over. flighted outside off, lofted over mid-off for a boundary

51.5
1
Kundu to Badrinath, 1 run

slog-swept to deep midwicket, single taken, finally

A disappointing end to what otherwise has been a good match

51.4
Kundu to Badrinath, no run

dropped, full toss on middle, struck straight to long-on where the catch is put down, Badr goes back as he does not want the single, is almost run-out at the strikers end

51.3
Kundu to Badrinath, no run

swept to fine leg, no run again

This is dull stuff

51.3
1w
Kundu to Badrinath, 1 wide

wide, well wide down the leg side

51.2
Kundu to Badrinath, no run

reverse-swept to deep point, runs halfway down the wicket but decides against the single when he realises the second isn't on offer

51.1
Kundu to Badrinath, no run

tossed up on the leg stump driven to long-off, decides against the single.

end of over 5113 runs
TN: 221/2CRR: 4.33 
Dinesh Karthik12 (58b)
S Badrinath91 (111b 12x4 2x6)
Manoj Tiwary 3-0-19-0
50.6
Tiwary to Karthik, no run

gets on the back foot to a rank long hop on leg stump, and we all know the result, he defends

50.5
Tiwary to Karthik, no run

this one's on target, defended back to the bowler

50.5
1w
Tiwary to Karthik, 1 wide

wide again, this is poor stuff. Uninspiring cricket from both teams here.

50.5
5w
Tiwary to Karthik, 5 wide

wayward delivery bowled well wide of leg stump, five wides. Did he do that on purpose to deny Badri the hundred?

50.4
Tiwary to Karthik, no run

short on middle and off, defended off the back foot

50.3
1
Tiwary to Badrinath, 1 run

driven uppishly to deep cover

50.2
2
Tiwary to Badrinath, 2 runs

short outside off, cut away to deep point, they run hard back for the second but Tiwary fails to collect at the non-strikers end to allow the batsmen to complete the run

50.1
4
Tiwary to Badrinath, FOUR runs

short outside leg, pulled away between deep midwicket and deep square leg for a boundary

The field spread out

end of over 501 run
TN: 208/2CRR: 4.16 
Dinesh Karthik12 (55b)
S Badrinath84 (108b 11x4 2x6)
Ritam Kundu 10-1-35-0
49.6
Kundu to Karthik, no run

and again, perhaps wants to allow Badri to get his hundred.

49.5
Kundu to Karthik, no run

pushed back to the bowler

49.4
Kundu to Karthik, no run

he has too much patience does Karthik, defends it to the on-side

49.3
Kundu to Karthik, no run

tossed up outside off, Karthik defends again.

49.2
Kundu to Karthik, no run

flighted outside off, defended on the off side

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Ranji Trophy Super League

Group A
TEAMMWLDPTQuotient
MUM7502311.741
GUJ7412281.593
SAU7322231.401
DELHI7205201.094
PNJB7232120.800
HYD7034100.809
ODSA714290.640
RAJ704330.538
Group B
TEAMMWLDPTQuotient
TN6204232.110
KNTKA6303191.126
UP6114170.970
BRODA6222151.019
RLYS6105120.863
MAHA603370.731
AP603330.704