Match report
Tamil Nadu vs Railways, Ranji Trophy 2026-27, Round 3, day 2. The pitch in Chennai helped the pacers on day 1 under overcast skies, but by late evening it had turned dry and spin-friendly, and Tamil Nadu paid for it on day 2. Railways' spin trio of Raj Choudhary (5 wickets), Toufik Uddin Mondal (4) and Himanshu Sangwan (1) took all ten wickets, and Tamil Nadu were bowled out for 165, 19 behind Railways' 184. CSK's Gurjapneet Singh was the last man and stayed unbeaten on 0. With the ball he gave Tamil Nadu a quick breakthrough in his first spell, taking 1 wicket for 15 runs in 4 overs, but he did not bowl again as the spinners took over. Captain Sai Kishore, Hemchudeshan and Ajith Ram kept attacking, and Railways ended day 2 on 107/9 in 51 overs, a lead of 126 runs. It comes after his 1/27 in 12 overs on day 1.
