da lvbet： Tamil Nadu lifted the Ghulam Ahmed Trophy in the Cooch Behar tournament.
da bet esporte： Staff Reporter08-Jul-2005Tamil Nadu, who emerged as leader with 29 points of the South Zoneleague in the Cooch Behar tournament, lifted the Ghulam Ahmed Trophy,qualifying – along with Andhra – for the knock-out stage from theSouth Zone.The tie between the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka under-19 teams was the mosteagerly awaited of all the matches in the league, so it must have been ablow for the spectators when the third day was washed out due to rain.Karnataka, winning the toss, opted to bat, but they could only manage223 at the Guru Nanak ground in Chennai. Opener G Nidhuvan made 62,while Stuart Binny top-scored at number four with 72 off 113 balls,striking seven fours and three sixes in the process.With T Kumaran taking four wickets, Tamil Nadu had made a good startwith the ball. Their essay with the bat too was striking, with skipperAditya Srikkanth making 100 off 190 balls at the top of the order. Hewas supported well by K Vasudevadas’ 97, and Tamil Nadu reached 332 fornine by the end of the second day. But incessant rain and wet conditionson the final day made play impossible, drawing the match.Goa draws with KeralaThe other tie, between Goa and Kerala being played at the CPT-IP groundin Chennai, was also drawn, with hardly an innings and a half beingcompleted inside the three days. Kerala, batting first, were bowled outfor 276, with skipper MM Nathani leading the scoring with 108 off 200.But the opposing captain hogged the limelight himself. S Asnodkar at thetop of the order put on 191 for the first wicket, out of which ASKolambkar made only 52. Asnodkar went on to make 205 off 365 balls,falling only as the fourth wicket with the score on 338. By that time,little possibility of a result remained, and the game meandered untilGoa reached 356 for five at stumps on the third day.
