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Gujarat Titans

Mumbai Indians

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IND-A

(27 ov) 86/2

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Day 1 - Session 1: Eng Lions chose to field.

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Tamil Nadu vs UP, 2nd Semi-Final at Nagpur, Jan 04 2009 - Match Result

RESULT

2nd Semi-Final, Nagpur, January 04 - 07, 2009, Ranji Trophy Super League

445

447/8

Match drawn

Gallant Shukla bats Uttar Pradesh into final

Gallant Shukla bats Uttar Pradesh into final

A monumental effort from Shivakant Shukla, the fourth-longest innings in first-class cricket, took Uttar Pradesh through to their third final in four years

07-Jan-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga in Nagpur

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Scorecard summary

Tamil Nadu • 445/10(164.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

100 (175)

3/104 (41)

72 (148)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

2/82 (35)

Uttar Pradesh • 447/8(192.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

Shivakant Shukla

178* (569)

Lakshmipathy Balaji

5/114 (53.3)

Parvinder Singh

138 (341)

Ravichandran Ashwin

2/68 (44)

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Match details

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Toss	Tamil Nadu, elected to bat first
Series	Ranji Trophy Super League
Season	2008/09
Series result	Uttar Pradesh advanced
Hours of play (local time)	09.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 16.30<br><b>UPDATES ONLY</b>
Match days	4,5,6,7 January 2009 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Shavir Tarapore Suresh Shastri
Match Referee	Rajendra Jadeja

Match Coverage

The Sehwag and Gambhir of Tamil Nadu

In a way M Vijay and Abhinav Mukund have been to Tamil Nadu what Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have been to India. They are a right-hand-left-hand combination who score fast and run well between the wickets

The Sehwag and Gambhir of Tamil Nadu

Flickering talent discovers the limelight

The story of Shivakant Shukla, who batted for821 minutes to take Uttar Pradesh through to the final of the Ranji Trophy, embodies Uttar Pradesh cricket

Flickering talent discovers the limelight

Gallant Shukla bats Uttar Pradesh into final

A monumental effort from Shivakant Shukla, the fourth-longest innings in first-class cricket, took Uttar Pradesh through to their third final in four years

Gallant Shukla bats Uttar Pradesh into final

Gritty stand gives Uttar Pradesh the edge

Shivakant Shukla and Parvinder Singh came up with the best performances of their careers to keep Uttar Pradesh in the advantage in their semi-final against Tamil Nadu

Gritty stand gives Uttar Pradesh the edge

Ganapathy plays spoilsport after UP fight back

On a day of comebacks, the resilient efforts of the Uttar Pradesh bowlers were followed by those of the Tamil Nadu tail as the day ended with the match in balance

Ganapathy plays spoilsport after UP fight back

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UP Innings

Player Name		R	B
TM Srivastava	caught	1	12
SS Shukla	not out	178	569
SK Raina	bowled	39	74
M Kaif	bowled	0	12
Parvinder Singh	caught	138	341
B Kumar	caught	11	31
PP Chawla	caught	1	4
P Kumar	caught	11	19
Amir Khan	caught	21	81
P Gupta	not out	13	13
Extras	(b 18, lb 13, nb 1, w 2)
Total	447(8 wkts; 192.3 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	Shivakant Shukla	Tanmay Srivastava
2nd	52	Shivakant Shukla	Suresh Raina
3rd	10	Mohammad Kaif	Shivakant Shukla
4th	272	Shivakant Shukla	Parvinder Singh
5th	18	Shivakant Shukla	Bhuvneshwar Kumar
6th	1	Shivakant Shukla	Piyush Chawla
7th	19	Shivakant Shukla	Praveen Kumar
8th	48	Shivakant Shukla	Amir Khan
9th	26	Shivakant Shukla	Praveen Gupta

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Ranji Trophy Super League

Group A

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
MUM	7	5	0	2	31	1.741
GUJ	7	4	1	2	28	1.593
SAU	7	3	2	2	23	1.401
DELHI	7	2	0	5	20	1.094
PNJB	7	2	3	2	12	0.800
HYD	7	0	3	4	10	0.809
ODSA	7	1	4	2	9	0.640
RAJ	7	0	4	3	3	0.538

Group B

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	Quotient
TN	6	2	0	4	23	2.110
KNTKA	6	3	0	3	19	1.126
UP	6	1	1	4	17	0.970
BRODA	6	2	2	2	15	1.019
RLYS	6	1	0	5	12	0.863
MAHA	6	0	3	3	7	0.731
AP	6	0	3	3	3	0.704