Aparajith to Sheth, 1 run, offbreak around off, Sheth rocks back to steer it to backward point's right

Aparajith to Sheth, wide, Karthik is excited again, but the umpire deems it as a wide. Offbreak, spinning down the leg-side, goes past Sheth's glance. No bat there..

Aparajith to Sheth, no run, nudged with the spin to backward square leg off the backfoot

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, 1 run, looped up ball, drifts in full on the stumps, Solanki gets forward to clip it in front of square on the on-side

Aparajith to Sheth, 1 run, Aparajith serves width outside off and that's been cut away to deep point

Aparajith to Sheth, no run, punched to cover off the backfoot

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, 1 run, worked with the spin to backward square leg

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Solanki presses forward for a defensive push and is beaten on the outside edge. The ball didn't spin in on this occasion..

Aparajith to Sheth, 1 run, width served, scythed to sweeper cover

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, 1 run, spins in sharply from a length, Solanki was shaping up to cut and is lucky to get an under-edge. Rolls towards backward point for the batsmen to rotate strike

Aparajith to Sheth, 1 run, tossed up offbreak, tapped in front of point off the backfoot

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, 1 run, glanced with the spin to mid-wicket

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, FOUR, good shot! A flat offie outside off, Solanki rocks back and back-cuts it backward of square on the off-side. The timing was spot-on and so was the placement

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, 1 run, spinning in, strays onto the pads, Solanki closes his bat-face to gently blunt it to backward square leg for another quick single

Aparajith to Devdhar, 1 run, another airy ball, touch too straight and Devdhar glances it towards short fine leg

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, 1 run, looped up delivery, drifts in before spinning in, Solanki hurriedly closes his bat-face to turn it towards square leg

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, no run, flighted delivery, full in length, clipped to short mid-wicket

Aparajith to Vishnu Solanki, no run, nudged with the spin to backward square leg

Aparajith to Ninad Rathva, out Caught by Arun Karthik!! Aparajith strikes first ball! Not a great ball, an away-turning length ball outside off, Rathva hangs back to cut and doesn't bother to keep it down. Pays the price. Arun Karthik dives forward at backward point to take a sharp, low catch. The ploy to give the new ball to Aparajith has worked. Tamil Nadu have the early breakthrough! Ninad Rathva c Arun Karthik b Aparajith 1(3)