da wazamba： An unbeaten century from Sridharan Sharath saw Tamil Nadu declare at396/5 on Day Three of their Ranji Trophy league match at Chennai onMonday
Staff Reporter27-Nov-2001An unbeaten century from Sridharan Sharath saw Tamil Nadu declare at396/5 on Day Three of their Ranji Trophy league match at Chennai onMonday.Sharath, resuming from his overnight score of 12, lost his partner,skipper Robin Singh, but then found able support in TR Arasu (55*).Batting with his usual elan, Sharath made 141 off 252 balls, with 18fours and a six. The pair put on 190 runs for the sixth wicket.Hoping to force an outright victory, Tamil Nadu declared and then hadGoa reeling at 92/4 by the close of play. L Balaji took four wicketsfor 36 runs, and only first-innings hero Kiran Powar was able to staveoff the bowling onslaught.Needing 66 runs just to avoid an innings defeat, Goa will be hardpressed to ensure a draw, let alone an outright win in their firstRanji tie of the season.