Published: October 28, 2026 at 10:22 pm
Pranav Varma and Wafi Kachchhi struck half-centuries to help Hyderabad take the all-important first innings lead against Uttar Pradesh on the second day of their four-day Col CK Nayudu Trophy at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Resuming at their overnight score of 82 for two with P Raghava bating on 30, Hyderabad went on to make 278 but it was no easy all the way.
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Hyderabad lost Raghava after the batter added one run to his score. Aravelly Avanish Rao and Wafi then added 51 to the total before Avanish Rao was trapped leg before by Veer after the batter had made 33 off 58 balls with four fours.
The hosts then lost R Sai Sharan (6) cheaply, but Wafi and Pranav combined forces to put Hyderabad on a solid wicket. They added 43 before Wafi was bowled by Veer for 53 off 95 balls with nine fours.
Hyderabad lost Khush Agarwal (3) as he was bowled by Vipraj Nigam and Tarun Rajan (4) who was caught by S Chikara off Nigam.
Wafi Kachchhi made 53 to prop up the Hyderabad score against Uttar Pradesh
However, Pranav and Nishanth S, who had taken five wickets in the UP first innings, added 35 for the ninth wicket before Nishanth was caught by Aquib Khan off Nigam for 22.
Pranav and Dinesh add 43 for the last wicket
Pranav and last man Dinesh Rathod added 43 for the last wicket with Pranav doing the bulk of the scoring. Pranav was the final wicket to fall but not before he made 79 off 116 balls with four fours and five sixes.
Hyderabad reached 278 in 84.4 overs as Vipraj Nigam took six for 104 and Prashant Veer got three for 99.
After conceding an 110-run lead, Uttar Pradesh put up a much-improved show in their second innings. At stumps, they were 115 for three with Kavya Teotia batting on 43 off 99 balls with three fours and skipper Sameer Rizvi was on 11 off 32 balls with a four.
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Opener Swastik Chikara had made a 41-ball 40 with three fours and three sixes. Pranav Varma got two for 28.
Brief scores: Uttar Pradesh 168 in 53.4 overs & 115/3 in 35 overs (Kavya T 43 batting; Pranav Varma 2/28) vs Hyderabad 278 in 84.4 overs (P Raghava 31, A Avanish Rao 33, Wafi Kachchhi 53, Pranav Varma 79, Vipraj Nigam 6/104, Prashant Veer 3/99).
Andhra concede 15-run lead, make amends in second innings
Andhra, who conceded a 15-run lead to Uttarakhand, made amends in the second innings as they reached 182 for one at stumps at the Highlanders Sports Academy in Kashipur.
Opener Haneesh Reddy and Munnangi Abhinav hit unbeaten half-centuries to help Andhra take a 167-run lead with nine wickets in hand.
The duo added 159 runs for the unbroken second wicket with Haneesh batting on 83 off 109 balls with 10 fours and three sixes and Abhinav batting on 82 off 17 balls with 10 fours and four sixes.
Replying to Andhra’s modest 161, Uttarakhand managed a wafer-thin lead of 15 runs. They scored 176 with skipper Harsh Rana scoring 35 off 82 balls with three fours and Nishu Patel making 32 off 73 balls with two fours and two sixes.
TV Sai Sravan took three for 13 and M Deepak got three for 39.
Brief scores: Andhra 161 & 182 for one in 39 overs (Haneesh Reddy 83 batting, Munnangi Abhinav 82 batting) vs Uttarakhand 176 in 63.3 overs (Lincoln Kumar 20, Abhyuday Bhatnagar 20, Ujjwal Dabral 25, Harsh Rana 35, Nishu Patel 32; M Deepak 3/39, B Yashwanth 2/45, TV Sai Sravan 3/13).
