Well Surrey batted first on a beautiful looking(as always) MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch, Kolkota. But it was a somewhat lack-luster performance from them to say the least. But it was some good bowling that helped in bringing them undone. With Agarkar sent in to open the innings (Marc have you obtained something off Weed Boy???) it proved to be a stupid move. He went for 1 on his fourth ball, caught behind by parlane off the bowling of mann. The next wicket was fellow opener Puttick, he was soon run out for 7 off just 11 balls. Surrey 2/17.Mane and Wickrama batted together, shortly, for a 1 run partnership. Wickrama the next out for 1 off 3 balls. Caught behiund by parlane off Mann again. It was thanks to Parker (28) and Mane (35) that the innings found some sort of direction. But then another collapse broguht together Petal and former TN boy Shrinivas for a last wicket stand. Petal was eventually dismissed for 49 off 41 balls, stumped by parlane off the bowling of Yuvraj Singh. Shrinivas ended up on a well made 27* off 23 balls. Surrey All Out for 199
In the end the total just wasn't enough. Gangauly went cheaply for 5. Before Birch and Yuvraj got together to put on a 83 run stand. Yuvraj out for 56 (yet another 50) from 48. 19 runs later birch was out for a well compiled 35 from 43. Webster next man out for 29. But with the score on 4-144 it was always going to be easy. Van Jaarsveld wnet cheaply from 7 and from there CHapman and Swann controlled the show. TN 5/200
In other news Waricks overcame Worcs in a surprisingly similar game. Worcs made 192 and Waricks won by 5 wkts (sound familiar?). Which means waricks stay top of the table. However they have been shown that one slip-up and top spot is ours. We did also have a better run rate than them this week
Surrey: 199 All Out from 49.1 overs (Petal 49, Mane 35) ( S Mann 4/32, R Webster 2/30)
Tamil Nadu: 5/200 from 35.1 overs (Y Singh 58, M Chapman 41*) (Lambert 2/34, Shrinivas 1/31)
Tamil Nadu won by five wickets