Kerala failed to reach the knockout stages of the Vijay Hazare Trophy after losing their final Group A match to Tamil Nadu by 77 runs in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu captain N Jagadeesan scored 139 as they posted 294/8 in 50 overs. For Kerala, young pacer Eden Apple Tom claimed his maiden fifer in List-A cricket with 6/46 from nine overs.

Kerala made a solid start and were 117/1 in 15.4 overs with captain Rohan S Kunnummal and Baba Aparajith adding a 60-run stand. But Kunnummal's dismissal for 73 off 45 (7x4, 5x6) and Aparajith's exit at 35 left Kerala at 134/3.

Vishnu Vinod could not follow up his explosive century against Pondicherry with another match-winning knock and fell for 35. The Kerala innings collapsed thereafter, and for Tamil Nadu, Mohamed Ali and Sachin Rathi bagged four wickets each.

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Kerala did not have Sanju Samson in their side today. Kerala's campaign ended on 16 points and in third place in Group A.

Brief scores: TN 294/8 in 50 overs (N Jagadeesan 139, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar 35, SR Athish 33, Eden Apple Tom 6/46) bt Kerala 217 in 40.2 overs (Rohan S Kunnummal 73, Baba Aparajith 35, Vishnu Vinod 35, Mohamed Ali 4/36, Sachin Rathi 4/52, Sai Bishore 2/37)

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