Hyderabad skipper P Aman Rao smashed an unbeaten century to help his side reach a formidable total against Maharashtra in the four-day Col CK Nayudu Trophy at the Deccan Gymkhana Cricket Ground in Pune on Wednesday.
After the first day’s play was lost due to wet ground conditions, Hyderabad more than made up for loss by reaching 358 for four in 94 overs with Aman batting on 187 off 277 balls with 25 fours and three sixes. G Rithish Reddy was on 41 off 97 balls with four boundaries.
Batting first, Hyderabad lost Vignesh Reddy (0) with six on the board. The opener was caught by wicketkeeper A Kawade off Ayush Biradar. Aaron George too did not last long as he fell for an individual score of 19 off 53 balls with three fours.
Hyderabad were 28 for two but Aman Rao and Aravelly Avanish Rao steadied the innings with some sensible batting. Aman took his time to settle down while Avanish kept the scoreboard moving.
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They added 156 off 226 balls with Aman contributing 67 off 100 balls and Avanish getting 83 off 126. However, Maharashtra hit back by getting rid of the dangerous Avanish.
The Hyderabad batter was caught by A Joshi off K Chormale after making 83 with 10 fours and two sixes. Wafi Kachchhi (14) was bowled by A Nishad and Hyderabad were 210 for four.
However, Aman found an able partner in Rithish Reddy and the duo took the game away from Maharashtra. They have added 148 off 217 balls for the unbroken fifth wicket with Aman Rao doing the bulk of the scoring. He has contributed 101 off 120 balls, while Rithish made 41 off 97 balls.
Brief scores: Hyderabad 357 for four in 93.1 overs (P Aman Rao 186 batting, A Avinash Rao 83, G Rithish Reddy 41 batting) vs Maharashtra.
Barunjyoti and Rajveer put Assam on top
Assam placed themselves in a strong position against Andhra as they are adrift by 24 runs for the first innings lead with nine wickets in hand at the Anantapur Cricket Ground in Anantapur.
Replying to Andhra’s 202, Assam reached 178 for one by stumps on the second day.
Assam began well but lost Parvej Musaraf with 33 on the board. The opener was caught by T Varun Satwik off Sri Vardhan for 13 off 68 balls with a four.
However, Barunjyoti Malakar and Rajveer Singh took the game away from Maharashtra with an unbroken partnership for the second wicket. They have already added 145 off 309 balls with Malakar getting 81 off 154 balls and Singh making 63 off 155 balls.
At stumps, Malakar was a run short of a century. His 99 came off 221 balls with 12 fours, while Rajveer was on 63 off 155 balls with five fours and a six.
Earlier, resuming at their overnight score of 178 for seven, Andhra went on to reach 202.
Brief scores: Andhra 202 in 91 overs vs Assam 178 for one in 74 overs (Barunjoti Malakar 99 batting, Rajveer Singh 63 batting).
