VISAKHAPATNAM: Winless Tamil Nadu’s dismal run in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season continued as they suffered an outright defeat to Andhra by four wickets with a day to spare in their Group A fixture away from home on Monday.

Resuming on 102 for three at the start of Day Three, Tamil Nadu failed to capitalise as wickets fell in quick succession, and the team was bundled out for 195. Balasubramaniam Sachin’s 51, scored on Sunday, remained the lone highlight of the innings.

Andhra’s Saurabh Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets.

Chasing the target, the home side wasted no time as Abhishek Reddy gave them a strong start with a brisk 70 off 75 balls, while Karan Shinde added 51. At one stage, Andhra raced to 145 in under 26 overs before Ashwin Hebbar and KS Raju guided the tea

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