Put into bat, the Hanuma Vihari-led Hyderabad rode on Agarwal's 96-ball 105 to manage 230 all out in 49.2 overs. Laxmipathy Balaji bagged three wickets, while Rajagopal Satish, skipper Ravichandran Ashwin and Vijay Shankar picked two wickets each.
Chasing a respectable score, the Tamil Nadu top and middle order made a concerted effort to help chase down the target in 47.5 overs.
Baba Aparajith top-scored with 55 runs as Murali Vijay contributed with a fighting 44, but most of the TN batsmen got starts but failed to convert them into bigger scores.
Brief Scores:
Hyderabad 230 all out in 49.2 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 105, Danny Derek Prince 31; Laxmipathy Balaji 3-33)
Tamil Nadu 233/7 in 47.5 overs (Baba Aparajith 55, Murali Vijay 44; Ravi Kiran 2-51)
Points: Tamil Nadu 4, Hyderabad 0.
