M Shahrukh Khan (132 n.o., 85b, 13×4, 7×6) led the way for Tamil Nadu, slamming a brilliant unbeaten hundred to help his side post a thumping 114-run win over Uttar Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy league match at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium at Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Put into bat, TN got off to a bad start when left-arm pacer Yash Dayal took two wickets in the first over, removing N. Jagadeesan and Pradosh Ranjan Paul without a run on the board.
From 19 for three, B. Indrajith and Vijay Shankar got things back on track before they were dismissed in quick succession, and TN was in a precarious position at 68 for five.
Then, Shahrukh and debutant S. Mohammed Ali joined forces (76 n.o., 75b, 8×4, 1×6) and played superbly to revive TN’s innings, with the former completing his maiden List A century.
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