Chasing a victory target of 260, Tamil Nadu were 81 for two at stumps.
Padikkal made a classy 65, including 10 fours and a six. His play on the off-side oozed elegance associated with left-handers.
Karnataka's batsmen struggled against a spirited Odisha bowling attack as they put up a modest 213 and took a paltry 11-run first innings lead on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match in Bangalore on Sunday. The hosts, though, had something to celebrate towards the end as they had Odisha struggling at 30 for 2 in their second innings.
BCCI's North Zone curator Sunil Chauhan overwatered the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch and then, breaching protocol, left the venue before the start of Delhi-Madhya Pradesh Ranji Trophy match on Saturday, his indiscretion leading to a delay of two and half hours.
Veteran Karnataka spinner Sunil Joshi's five-wicket haul notwithstanding, Bengal had the upper hand on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Young batsman Baba Aparajith closed in on his maiden first class hundred with an unbeaten 85 and shared an unbroken 150-run stand with S Badrinath (61) as Tamil Nadu reached a strong 260 for two against Karnataka on day one of their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Chennai.
Seamers put New Delhi in a commanding position as Ishant Sharma and Simarjeet Singh struck big blows against Hyderabad on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match. Here is a round-up of all the Ranji Trophy action on Day 2 on Thursday.
Replying to Uttar Pradesh's first innings of 264, the visitors scored 296 for seven at close on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match.
A five-wicket haul by Vinay Kumar helped Karnataka restrict Saurashtra's score to 229 for eight on the opening day.
Hosts Karnataka were in the driver's seat after picking four Himachal Pradesh wickets for a mere 117 at the close of play in reply to their mammoth 452 for nine declared in the Ranji Trophy Elite 'A' match held in M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Friday.
A summary of Wednesday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Ramesh Powar snared Dravid to complete his five-wicket haul to leave Karnataka reeling at 189 for nine on the first day of their four-day Elite Division Ranji Trophy match on Saturday.
Punjab seamer Siddarth Kaul returned with an impressive six-wicket haul to dismiss Delhi for 107 in their first innings on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group B match.
The Hyderabad fast bowler claimed 6 for 31 as Karnataka were bowled out for 100 in their first innings in the 'Elite' Ranji Trophy match.
A summary of Tuesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
Robin Uthappa scored a whirlwind century to put Karnataka on brink of victory against Haryana.
Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka started off their pre-season campaign in style as they beat Bangladesh 'A' side by four wickets on the third and final day in Mysore.
Railways seamer Anureet Singh's five-wicket haul kept them in the hunt for the quarter-finals as they got three crucial points against Jammu and Kashmir by virtue of a first innings lead in a rain-curtailed Group B league match of the Ranji Trophy, in a home tie in New Delhi on Saturday.
Karnataka fought to 204 for seven to draw against Andhra Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy.
A patient, unbeaten century by middle order batsman Arpit Vasavada helped Saurashtra score 469 against Karnataka on the second day of their five-day Ranji Trophy quarter-final at the Saurashtra University ground in Rajkot, on Monday.
Former champions Mumbai claimed three points against Baroda after their four-day Elite Group A Ranji Trophy game ended in a draw at the Wankhede Stadium.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid has said that players like Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who have been asked to sit out by the BCCI, should have been asked to play for their respective states in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final starting Wednesday.
Captain Gautam Gambhir led from the front with a gutsy century to lift Delhi to 260 for six at stumps on the first day of their opening Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra
A summary of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy Elite group matches, on Thursday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will bear the entire cost of the cash-strapped North Eastern states' Ranji Trophy debut, which has been mandated by the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee, a couple of whom will play their home games at neutral venues due to lack of infrastructure.
Parvez Rasool led from the front with a superb all-round show as Jammu and Kashmir created history by entering the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy for the first time after drawing their Group C match against Tripura, in Agartala.
The Mumbai pacemen shot out the home side for 186 on day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match.
Punjab pummelled Delhi by 10 wickets for their maiden win of the season on Friday while handing the hosts their first Ranji Trophy loss at home in five years.
After their batsmen's limp outing, North Zone bowlers produced a gritty effort to bowl out South Zone for 195 to give their team a slender advantage on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy semifinals.
Vidarbha opener Wasim Jaffer became the first cricketer in Ranji Trophy history to notch up 10000 runs on day two of their Group A match against Bengal at the Jadavpur University second campus ground in Saltlake in Kolkata on Sunday.
Parvinder Singh scored an unbeaten century while Bhuvneshwar Kumar missed out on the three-figure mark by nine runs as Uttar Pradesh extended their overall lead to a massive 445 runs against a toothless Karnataka attack in the Ranji Trophy Group B match, in Meerut, on Monday.
The hosts are ahead by only 76 runs with four wickets in hand and a full day's play left in the Ranji Trophy match against Railways.
A hundred by Tilak Naidu restored the Karnataka innings to 276 for 6 after an early collapse against Andhra Pradesh.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Monday.
Karnataka handed Maharashtra an inninges defeat to finish their Ranji Trophy campaign for the year.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us a list of noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy
The touring Bangladesh 'A' batsmen came up with a better show on the second day of their three-day match, posting 188 for three in their second innings after Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka scored 287 in their first essay and took a handy lead of 129 runs, in Mysuru, on Wednesday.
A summary of Wednesday play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
Rahul Dravid warmed up for the Test series against Sri Lanka with a fluent 78 as Karnataka first carved out a crucial 106-run first innings lead and then picked up two Delhi wickets to stay in hunt for an outright win in the Ranji Trophy Super League Group B match in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Out-of-favour India opener Prithvi Shaw returned to form in style with a 153-ball 244 for Northamptonshire in England's One-Day Cup tournament against Somerset in Northampton on Wednesday.
