Published: July 20, 2026 at 9:33 pm
It was supposed to be a 90-overs-a-side game but the tie between Jai Hanuman and Union Bank of India (UBI) lasted only 64.5 overs as Jai Hanuman launched their campaign with a resounding seven-wicket win even as the HCA A Division (2-day) League kicked off on Monday.
UBI, the erstwhile Andhra Bank team which was a superpower in the HCA leagues, rolled over without much fight. Batting first, the bankmen lasted just 35 overs while scoring a modest 200. Rohit Rayudu did the damage with a five for three haul in four overs out of which two were maidens.
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In reply, Jai Hanuman scored 202 for three in 29.5 overs with TG20 hero Abhirath Reddy carrying on with his rich vein of form. He slammed 11 fours and nine sixes in a 69-ball 127 not out.
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Bhavesh Seth struck the highest score of the day to help Charminar CC reach 427 for eight against Combined Districts.
Batting first at the Legends-1 ground, Charminar lost Karan Yadav (13) with 19 on the board. Fellow opener Satwik Reddy (36) too fell with the score reading 53. Shrey Singh (26) and Kanthi Kiran took the score to 88 before the former departed.
Bhavesh Seth made 189 for Charminar CC against Combined Districts-1 in the HCA’s A-Division (2-day) League
Bhavesh Seth strode in and took charge of the proceedings. He added 107 for the fourth wicket with Kiran (51) and then another 94 for the fifth wicket with P Shiva (47).
Bhavesh then added 118 for the sixth wicket with Shrunjith Reddy, who remained unbeaten on 52. Bhavesh fell after making 189 off 178 balls with 23 fours and four sixes. Shaik Azhar took three for 63 for the districts’ team.
Anvith Reddy struck a fine century to prop up Sporting XI. Anvith Reddy made 124 off 160 balls with 14 fours and Yash Satwalekar scored 84. A Varun Goud (57), A Takshith Rao (57 not out) and Rathan Teja (50) helped themselves to half-centuries as Sporting XI ran up 440 for six against Balaaji. Hari Om Singh took four for 103.
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Ashwad Rajiv bagged five wickets against R Dayanand. Batting first, Dayanand made a modest 270 despite T Ravi Teja scoring 116 off 155 balls with 12 fours and five sixes. Naman Agarwal made 58. Rajiv bagged five for 66 and Ajay Dev Goud took three for 30.
In reply, Imperial were 123 for four and would look to finish the game on the morrow. However, it could be quite an ask for them as M Dheeraj Rao, who has already taken four for 48, is proving to be quite a handful.
Sai Varun took five for 72 as Central Excise restricted Combined District-2 to 303. In reply, Central Excise were 53 for one.
Brief scores: Sporting XI 440/6 in 90 overs (A Vignesh Reddy 42, Yash Satwalekar 84, Anvith Reddy 124, A Varun Goud 57, A Takshith Rao 57no, Rathan Teja 50, Hari Om Singh 4/103) vs Balaaji.
Ashwad Rajiv took five for 66 as Imperial restricted R Dayanand to 270
UBI 200 in 35 overs (Ronald Roy 45, Neeraj Bist 42, Rohit Rayudu 5/3) lost to Jai Hanuman 202/3 in 29.5 overs (Abhirath Reddy 127no).
SCRSA 278 in 74.4 overs (Nihaal Reddy 40, Sarthak Bharadwaj 82, Sai Akshat Goud 59) vs EMCC 35/0 in 7 overs.
Charminar 427/8 in 90 overs (Satwik Reddy 36, Kanthi Kiran 51, Bhavesh Seth 189, Shiva Paidipalli 47, Shrunjith Reddy 52no, Shaik Azhar 3/63) vs Combined District-1.
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Marredpally Colts 226 in 64 overs (Gaurav Reddy 58, C Advaith Reddy 30, Aditya Singhal 45no, Ronith Narayana 31, Kartikeya Kak 4/55) vs Deccan Wanderers 54/2 in 9 overs (Harshith Choudhary 37no).
Gemini Friends 240 in 59.5overs (M Rakesh Yadav 36, Aditya Javvaji 41, Chirag Yadav 32, Md Taha Sheikh 43no, Manish Dongari 33, Amaar Ayub 3/62) vs Cambridge XI 53/1 in 17 overs.
R Dayanand 270 in 55.1 overs (Naman Agarwal 58, T Ravi Teja 116, Kunal Dasani 33, Ajay Dev Goud 3/30, Ashwad Rajiv 5/66) vs Imperial 123/4 in 25 overs (S Loknath Naik 36, M Dheeraj Rao 4/48).
Combined District–2 303 in 60.3 overs (Sainath Cheryala 41, GSK Reddy 49, Md Arfaz Ahmed 77, Sashanth Budthi 55, Sai Varun Yerram 5/72) vs Central Excise 53/1 in 8 overs.
Evergreen 278/6 in 42 overs (Sai Vikas Reddy 76, Mayank Gupta 35, Aniketh Reddy 80 batting, Ilyaan Sathani 31batting, G Aryan Reddy 4/54) vs Hyderabad Bottling.
Army Ordnance Corps 122/2 in 28.4 overs (Shivam Tiwari 70no) vs SBI.
