It’s Hyderabad Wanderers vs Mahadev in HCA C Division (one-day) final

Mirza Maqbool Baig not only missed out on a well-deserved century but also ended up on the losing side as Nizam CC lost to Hyderabad Wanderers by 10 runs in the semifinals of the HCA C Division One-day Knock-out Championship on Wednesday.

Chasing 270 for victory, Nizam CC fell short of the target by 11 runs despite Mirza Maqbool Baig getting 97. He was ably supported by Mirza Houzef Baig, who scored 59. Khaleem Khan took three for 48 for the winners.

Earlier, Hyderabad Wanderers scored 269 thanks to Shariq Akhtar’s 84. He was well supported by A Anil Kumar, who made 68. Sai Vrath Reddy and Khaleem Khan scored 30 each to bolster the total. Mirza Houzef Baig took three for 16.

In the other semifinal, Sunshine lost to Mahadev by four wickets. Sunshine, batting first, made 221 with JLN Mehar Prasad scoring 47 and Vedanth Yadav making 40. Abhishek P scored an unbeaten 39. However, the honours were stolen by N Tarun Raj, who took four for 38.

In reply, Mahadev made 225 for six with N Tarun Raj again in the fray of things. He scored an unbeaten 60 to steer his side to victory. Gowtham Raj Yadav made 41, Premchand 40 and M Madhu remained unbeaten on 37. JLN Mehar Prasad took three for 58 for the losers.

Brief scores: Sunshine 221 in 50 overs (Vedanth Yadav 40 JLN Mehar Prasad 47, Abhishek P 39no; N Tarun Raj 4/38) lost to Mahadev 225/6 in 37.4 overs (Gowtham Raj Yadav 41, Premchand 40, N Tarun Raj 60no, M Madhu 37no; JLN Mehar Prasad 3/58). Hyderabad Wanderers 269 in 44 overs (Sai Vrath Reddy 30, Shariq Akhtar 84, A Anil Kumar 68, Khaleem Khan 30; Mirza Houzef Baig 3/16) beat Nizam CC 259 in 45.1 overs (Mirza Houzef Biag 59, Mirza Maqbool Baig 97; Khaleem Khan 3/48).