Tamil Nadu skipper Vijay Shankar made an impressive return from injury by smashing a blistering 99-ball 129 inclusive of seven sixes to power the team to a comprehensive 130-run win over Assam in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group ‘C’ league here Thursday. The former fell lbw to leg-spinner Amit Sinha which saw Mukund and Indrajith add 43 runs. This brought Indrajith (92) and Shankar together and they dominated the rival attack after a cautious start. Tamil Nadu lies fourth in the points table with 12 points from five games, while Jharkhand is on top with 18. Points : Tamil Nadu: 4; Assam: 0.

Source: Hindustan Times September 27, 2018 13:18 UTC