da prosport bet： Tamil Nadu continued their dominance over Orissa into the thirdday
06-Mar-2000Tamil Nadu continued their dominance over Orissa into the thirdday. At the end of the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy SuperLeague at the Barabati stadium on Monday, the southern state were in aposition of considerable strength, in keeping with their impressiverecord this season. Ahead by 132 runs on the first innings, Tamil Naduhit up 309 for eight before declaring their second innings. Chasing anunlikely victory target of 442, Orissa were 36 for one at stumps.It was a day when Tamil Nadu consolidated. Resuming at 55 for one,Tamil Nadu predictably went for quick runs. Rajat Bhatia made 60 off119 balls with seven fours. For the second time in the match, thedebutant made top score. He and Satyajit Medappa (29) added 56 runsfor the second wicket off 18 overs. Almost all the batsmen whofollowed made useful contributions with JR Madanagopal (31), skipper SSarath (42) and wicketkeeper Reuben Paul (44) standing out.In the Orissa second innings, their in form opener and skipper ShivSundar Das was going strong on 25 with four hits to the fence atstumps. But Orissa still face an uphill task on the morrow.