Kochi: The middle-order batsman made a patient 84 off 230 deliveries as Tamil Nadu raised 242 for 9 in their 90 overs in response to Kerala's 195 in the first innings of their Cooch Behar Trophy match at Perinthalmanna.
Washington Sundar scored an unbeaten half century to give Tamil Nadu a handy lead against Kerala in a U-19 Cooch Behar trophy cricket tournament match at Perinthalmanna on Monday .
The middle-order batsman made a patient 84 off 230 deliveries as Tamil Nadu raised 242 for 9 in their 90 overs in response to Kerala's 195 in the first innings.
Nikhil Babu's five-for was the highlight of Kerala bowling while with two wickets each Anandhu Raju and Fabid Ahmed also came up with valuable contributions to the home side.
Earlier, Tamil Nadu had squandered wickets to slip to 193 for 7 before N. Jagadeeshan contributed a crucial 36 to give their side a 40-run lead.
Brief scores: Kerala 195 in 88 overs (Subin S. 67, Jofin Jose 27, M. Abhinav 4/35, Shahrukh Khan 2/28) vs Tamil Nadu 242/9 in 90 overs (Washington 84 not out, Jagadeeshan 36, Hari Nishanth 29, Nikhil 5/57, Fabid 2/60, Anandhu 2/60)
