da dobrowin: Tamil Nadu batsmen Hemanth Kumar and JR Madanagopal were in fine formon the third day of their South Zone Ranji Trophy league match againstKerala at Kochi on Friday
da pinup bet: Partab Ramchand01-Dec-2000Tamil Nadu batsmen Hemanth Kumar and JR Madanagopal were in fine formon the third day of their South Zone Ranji Trophy league match againstKerala at Kochi on Friday. The added 168 runs for the third wicket tohelp their team to score 204 for four in reply to Kerala’s firstinnings total of 206 by close of play.The second day’s play had been washed out but when play resumed thismorning medium pacer Tinu Yohannan dismissed both the openers RajatBhatia and Badrinath in successive overs. Coming together at 25 fortwo, Madanagopal and Hemanth Kumar initiated the recovery process bysome confident batting. Their association lasted 80.2 overs beforeMadanagopal was caught by Kamaruddin off CP Menon for 84. Madanagopalbatted 5-1/2 hours, faced 222 balls and hit a four and two sixes. Offthe final ball of the day, Vidyuth Sivaramakrishnan (5) was caught byKamaruddin off CP Menon, giving the Kerala wicketkeeper his thirdcatch of the day. But Hemant Kumar, showing deep concentration, camethrough unbeaten at the end of the day. For his 84, he has so farfaced 283 balls and hit three fours. Yohannan (2 for 37) and Menon (2for 17) shared the wickets.






