Balaji Sai Sriram’s 7-wicket haul goes in vain as Medak lose to Mahbubnagar by 12 runs

C Balaji Sai Sriram bagged seven wickets, but his effort went in vain as Medak lost by 12 runs in a thrilling encounter of the HCA Under-16 boys district one-day tournament on Saturday.

Batting first, Mahbubnagar made 234 thanks to A Beerendra’s 84 and G Kethan Kumar’s 73. Balaji Sai Sriram took seven for 35 to restrict the Mahbubnagar score.

Medak, in reply, fought valiantly but could reach 222 only. Md Rehmath made 81 and P Harshdeep scored 60. D Abhinav took four for 32 for the winners.

Brief scores: Warangal 115 in 33.5 overs (N Jedidiah Samuel 41; G Prem Sai 4/27, Manish 3/17) lost to Karimnagar 116/5 in 35.2 overs (Sunkari Rohith 51). Nalgonda District 170 in 44.4 overs (K Mahidhar 61; S Hrishikesh 4/19) lost to Khammam 174/6 in 25.4 overs (C Dharani Sai Karthik 37, G Prasanna Kumar 33; Varun Sai 4/55). Nizamabad 196 in 40.4 overs (D Aryan Rathod 34, CH Anirudh 39) lost to Adilabad 197/7 in 41.4 overs (P Kashyap 88, Saif Bin Sohail 61, Haseeb Ahmed 3/27). Mahbubnagar 234 in 49.4 overs (A Beerendra 84, G Kethan Kumar 73; C Balaji Sai Sriram 7/35) beat Medak 222 in 45.4 overs (P Harshdeep 60, Md Rehmath 81; D Abhinav 4/32).

Sandhya misses ton by two runs, helps Hyderabad win

Sandhya Gora missed out on a well-deserved century by a mere two runs but her effort was sufficient to steer Hyderabad to a three-wicket victory over Uttarakhand in their one-day practice game on Saturday.

Uttarakhand, batting first, made 232 for seen with Neelam Bharadwaj making a topscore of 71.

In reply, Hyderabad reached 233 for seven thanks to Sandhya’s 98. She was ably supported by Vanka Pooja, who made 35.

Brief scores: Uttarakhand 232/7 in 40 overs (Indrani Roy 39, Nandini Kaushik 49, Neelam Bharadwaj 71) lost to Hyderabad 233/7 in 38.2 overs (Sandhya Gora 98, Vanka Pooja 35).