Akhileshwar, Gowtham hit centuries, Abhinav, Umesh bag five wickets each

Akhileshwar, who has been in tremendous form in the inter-school tournament, slammed a century to help Team B reach 322 for eight against Team D in the HCA’s Under-14 probables matches.

Replying to Team D’s 330 for four, Team B made a spirited charge with Akhileshwar struck 121 off 155 balls with 20 hits to the fence. Ruhaan Verma made 61.

In another match, B Gowtham Reddy made an unbeaten century to help Team I take the lead against Team G. Replying to Team G’s modest 233, Team I made 271 for seven with Gowtham Reddy scoring 119 off 227 balls with 22 fours. Ch Ritesh Reddy made 60. S Harsha Vardhan Goud took four for 54.

Elsewhere, K Abhinav Kumar bagged five for 28 to help Team E bowl out Team A for 171.

T Umesh bagged five for 56 as Team J were bundled out for 183. Earlier, Team F had made 420 for seven.

Brief scores: Team E 329/8 in 90 overs vs Team A 171 in 51.5 overs (V Jagath Roshan 87, K Abhinav Kumar 5/28).

Team D 330/4 in 90.0 overs vs Team B 322/8 in 90 overs (Akhileshwar 121, Jatin Sharma 41, G Yuvan Srikant Raj 43, Ruhaan Verma 61, G Rakesh Sekhar 3/28).

Team F 420/7 in 90 overs vs Team J 183 in 53.5 overs (G Prasanna Kumar 55, M Arnav Reddy 31, T Umesh 5/56).

Team G 233 in 70.1 overs vs Team I 271/7 in 90 overs (B Gowtham Reddy 119 no, CH Ritesh Reddy 60, S Harsha Vardhan Goud 4/54).