Published: October 29, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Hyderabad are in a strong position to pull off a victory against Uttar Pradesh in the Col CK Nayudu Trophy at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
At stumps on the penultimate day on Thursday, Hyderabad were 74 for two with skipper P Aman Rao batting on 30 and giving him company was A Avanish Rao on 24. Hyderabad still need 120 runs with eight wickets in hand for an outright win.
After conceding a 110-run lead, Uttar Pradesh, who were 115 for three with Kavya T batting on 43, went on to make a competitive 303. Kavya was the first to go when he was bowled by left-arm spinner Pranav Varma for 53 off 126 balls with three fours.
Skipper Sameer Rizvi, who was on 11, went on to make 47 off 109 balls with two four before he was trapped leg before by T Rajan. Wicketkeeper Kaartikaya Singh and Vipraj Nigam then added 64 for the eight wicket to prop up the Uttar Pradesh score.
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Kaartikaya was caught behind by Avanish Rao off pacer Nishant S for 44 off 105 balls with six fours and Vipraj was the last wicket to fall at 303. Vipraj was bowled by Nishant for 56 off 73 balls with eight fours and two sixes. Nishanth, who took five wickets in the first innings, claimed four for 59 and Pranav bagged five for 105.
Needing 194 for victory, Hyderabad lost Pattapu Raghava (2) and Aaron George (15) with 30 on the board. However, Aman Rao and Avanish Rao steadied the boat with a 44-run partnership for the unbroken third wicket.
Brief scores: Uttar Pradesh 168 in 53.4 overs & 303 in 93.4 overs (Kavya T 53, Swastik C 40, Sameer Rizvi 47, Kaarthikeya Singh 44, Vipraj Nigam 56; Pranav Varma 5/105, Nishant S 4/59) vs Hyderabad 278 in 84.4 overs & 74/2 in 23 overs (Aman Rao 30 batting).
Haneesh & Abhinav hit centuries, put Andhra on the top
Haneesh Reddy and Munnangi Abhinav struck centuries to put Andhra on a strong footing against Uttarakhand at the Highlanders Sports Academy in Kashipur.
Haneesh Reddy and Munnangi Abhinav struck centuries to put Andhra on top against Uttarakhand. Haneesh made 187 and Abhinav got 108
After conceding a 15-run lead, Andhra fought back admirably. After losing Sri Vardhan with 23 on the board, Haneesh and Abhinav forged a formidable partnership that put Uttarakhand on the backfoot.
They added 211 off 300 balls for the second wicket with Haneesh scoring 98 off 131 balls and Abhinav making 108 off 169 balls before falling. Abhinav was caught behind by L Kumar off Harsh Rana and his knock contained 12 fours and five sixes.
Andhra lost their way a wee bit but Haneesh found another able partner in Varun Satwik and the duo added 61 for the sixth wicket before Haneesh was caught by Rana off R Rohi for 187 off 232 balls with 21 fours and five sixes. Andhra declared their innings closed at 394 for nine in 94.2 overs.
Uttarakhand lost Abhyuday Bhatnagar (2) with just three on the board as he was bowled by B Yashwanth. Lincoln Kumar and Divyam Rawat got 19 each but failed to build on it.
Skipper Harsha Rana made a fighting 34 off 61 balls with five fours and will need to play a big innings on the last day if Uttarakhand have to win the game.
Uttarakhand ended the day at 99 for four and still need 281 runs for a victory. Andhra, on the other hand, will just need to get the remaining six wickets at the earliest.
Brief scores: Andhra 161 & 394 for nine declared (Haneesh Reddy 187, M Abhinav 108, Varun Satwik 25; Aditya Rawat 2/72 Rakshit Rohi 3/71, Harsh Rana 2/90, Nishu Patel 2/49) vs Uttarakhand Uttarakhand 176 & 99 for four in 27 overs (Harsh Rana 34 batting; B Yashwanth 2/21).
