Only 34 overs of play were possible on the final day in Chennai, as Tamil Nadu collected first-innings lead points against Tripura at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Tamil Nadu declared on their overnight score of 357 for 4 on the fourth morning, and attempted to force a result out of the game, but bad light meant that the game ended in a draw.
The day started with Rahil Shah’s slow-left armers dismissingTripura openers Bishal Ghosh (3) and Udiyan Bose (12) in his first spell, to reduce the visitors to 21 for 2, still 78 runs behind Tamil Nadu’s first-innings lead. Bad light stopped play momentarily, before the players resumed play once again. Rajesh Banik (19) and Smit Patel (35*) then added 41 runs for the third wicket in 17.2 overs, before the former fell to Washington Sundar. No further wickets fell in the next 10.4 overs before bad light stopped play once again, following which the game never restarted. Tripura, who finished on 91 for 3, collected one point for the draw, while Tamil Nadu took home three.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo