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Kerala crushed Tamil Nadu by 199 runs at the Krishnagiri Stadium in Wayanad.
Pavan Raj's fifer for Kerala was the highlight of the final day in Wayanad after the hosts made Uttarakhand to follow on.
Ahammed Imran was Kerala U-23's latest centurion after Varun Nayanar and Shoun Roger.
Kerala ended a rain-hit day two at 326/4 at the Krishnagiri Stadium in Wayanad.
It was only the intense love for the game and the immense joy that playing the sport gave which spurred cricketers like Rhodes, Nayudu and Close to remain fit and take on the stress and strain of playing three-day matches with hardly a break.
Kerala lost wickets in a heap after being comfortably placed at 305/4.
Aanjaneya Suryavashi top-scored with a fine 135 for UP, while his opening partner Siddharth Yadav made 99. The two added 225.
UP's second innings got off to a steady start with openers Siddharth Yadav and Aanjaneya Suryavanshi putting 135 runs on board without loss of wickets at stumps.
Barring opener Aanjaneya Suryavanshi (72) and Prince Yadav (61), the rest of the UP battters failed to get going.
Kerala, who had gained the first innings lead in their drawn game against Goa, have 10 points from two matches.
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