The other opener L Suryapprakash, who batted for 40 balls and scored eight, was bowled by Rahman Raja.Skipper B Indrajith, the most accomplished batter in the team, fell for 13, trapped leg-before by Taijul Islam.
Only left-handed batter Pradosh Ranjan Paul 28 defied the Bangladesh attack and scored three boundaries before falling to left-arm spinner Mohammad Taijul Islam.Rahman Raja struck two more blows to leave Tamil Nadu at 82 for seven when play ended.