COIMBATORE: Baba Indrajith fell agonisingly short of 150, but his contribution across Sunday and Monday, along with debutant Guruswamy Ajitesh’s 86, helped Tamil Nadu tighten their grip over Uttar Pradesh at the end of Day Two of their Ranji Trophy clash on Monday.

Indrajith reached another milestone as he crossed 6,000 First-Class runs, achieved in 88 matches and 132 innings, with 17 centuries and a highest score of 200.It was a memorable debut for the 23-year-old Ajitesh, whose 86, combined with Sonu Yadav’s 44, steered Tamil Nadu to 455 in 136.3 overs. The duo added 106 runs in 36.4 overs.

Another debutant who impressed was bowler Kartik Yadav, who picked up five wickets for 103 runs.

At stumps, Uttar Pradesh were 87/1, with Abhishek Goswami unbeaten on 54.

Elsewhere in Group A, op

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