Tamil Nadu bowled out Andhra for 204 on the first day of their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match here today.
Opting to bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Andhra were off to a disastrous start losing two wickets with just two runs on the board.
Srikar Bharat (56) and Ricky Bhui (35) steadied the ship with a 70-run partnership for the third wicket, before the Bhui fell to Baba Aparajith.
A G Pradeep top-scored for the visitors with a 159-ball 78. He struck six boundaries and a six, and was involved in two half-century stands with Bharat and Bodavarapu Sudhakar (27).
D T Chandrasekar was the pick of Tamil Nadu bowlers, picking up four wickets for 41 runs. Malolan Rangarajan had three scalps to his name.
Only 77.2 overs of play could be possible owing to bad light.
