Ranji Trophy: Mukund strikes another ton to put TN in command

RAIPUR: Abhinav Mukund struck his third century of the ongoing Ranji Trophy to put Tamil Nadu in a commanding position against Baroda here today.

After dismissing Baroda for a paltry 93 yesterday, Tamil Nadu posted 337 thanks to Mukund (100 off 165 balls), Baba Indrajith (68) and Dinesh Karthik (65). Pacer Munaf Patel picked up four wickets for Baroda.

Baroda in their second innings were 44 for no loss at stumps, still trailing Tamil Nadu by 200 runs.

Openers Kedar Devdhar (33*) and Dhiren Mistry (9*) gave them a promising start, batting out 16 overs with little difficulty.

Brief scores: Baroda 93 and 44/0 in 16 overs.

Tamil Nadu 337 in 102.4 overs (Mukund 100; Munaf 4/91).