Overview
- Uttar Pradesh finished five ahead on first innings, a result worth three points if the match ends in a draw.
- Rinku Singh resumed on 98 not out and reached 176 off 248 balls with 17 fours and six sixes.
- Lower-order partnerships of 53 with Shivam Sharma, 59 with Kartik Yadav and 33 with Aaqib Khan carried UP past Tamil Nadu.
- P. Vidyuth led Tamil Nadu’s attack with 4 for 73, with captain R Sai Kishore taking three wickets.
- Tamil Nadu’s 455 was built on Baba Indrajith’s 149 and Andre Siddharth’s 121, while UP’s Kartik Yadav earlier claimed 5 for 103.