Skipper Akshath Reddy led from the front with a superb 114 not out to help Hyderabad make 249 for three on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘B’ match against Tamil Nadu at the India Cements Cricket Ground here on Monday.
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Mystery bowler CV Varun, making his debut, was introduced as early as the seventh over, but wasn’t able to inflict any damage on the opposition. Akshath played himself in and found an able partner in Himalay Agarwal (29). The two were involved in a half-century stand, steadying the Hyderabad innings.
Himalay fell to K Vignesh, who was returning to the side after recovering from an injury.
Then came the big partnership of the day as Akshath and B Sandeep (73 batting) joined forces. The duo played the deliveries to their merit and also despatched the bad balls to the boundary. While the captain hit 14 fours and a six, Sandeep too looked to score of every given opportunity, slamming 10 boundaries and a maximum. Akshath brought up his ton with a sweep off Rahil Shah in the 83rd over.
Brief scores: Hyderabad 249 for 3 in 90 overs (Akshath Reddy 114*, B Sandeep 74*) vs Tamil Nadu.
The visiting team elected to bat after winning the toss and suffered an early blow when Tanmay Agarwal (10) was out, edging one to wicketkeeper N Jagadeesan off M Mohammed in the sixth over. The talented Rohit Rayudu walked in after the fall of Tanmay and pottered around for 54 balls, making 13 before being caught by B Anirudh Sitaram.
Mystery bowler CV Varun, making his debut, was introduced as early as the seventh over, but wasn’t able to inflict any damage on the opposition. Akshath played himself in and found an able partner in Himalay Agarwal (29). The two were involved in a half-century stand, steadying the Hyderabad innings.
Himalay fell to K Vignesh, who was returning to the side after recovering from an injury.
Then came the big partnership of the day as Akshath and B Sandeep (73 batting) joined forces. The duo played the deliveries to their merit and also despatched the bad balls to the boundary. While the captain hit 14 fours and a six, Sandeep too looked to score of every given opportunity, slamming 10 boundaries and a maximum. Akshath brought up his ton with a sweep off Rahil Shah in the 83rd over.
Brief scores: Hyderabad 249 for 3 in 90 overs (Akshath Reddy 114*, B Sandeep 74*) vs Tamil Nadu.