Published: August 14, 2026 at 10:21 pm
Harshit Choudhary and P Nitish Reddy struck centuries to power Deccan Wanderers to a massive nine-wicket win over Combined District-2 in Round 7 of the HCA’s A Division (2-day) League Championship in Hyderabad on Friday.
P Nitish Reddy
Replying to Combined District’s modest 280, Deccan Wanderers reached 281 for one in just 37.5 overs. Harshith Choudhary remained unbeaten on 115 off 114 balls with 17 fours and a six, while Nitish Reddy struck a swashbuckling 87-ball 137 with 18 fours and five sixes.
K Sri Harsha bowled Balaaji to a 121-run win over AOC. Replying to Balaaji’s competitive 365 for nine, AOC failed to make it count and were bowled out for 244. Sri Harsha bagged five for 66 and Shubham Sharma took four for 50.
A Avanish Rao struck a timely century to help EMCC score a four-wicket win over Deccan Chronicle.
Chasing 222 for victory, EMCC reached 224 for six in 47.3 overs with Avanish Rao scoring 113 off 109 balls with 13 fours and three sixes.
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Shaik Azhar bowled Combined District-1 to a 32-run win over SCRSA. Chasing 210 for victory, SCRSA failed to reach the target. They were bowled out for 177 with Shaik Azhar taking six for 43 and D Mandeep Singh getting four for 74.
A Avanish Rao
Rishikesh Bodugum scored an unbeaten century to propel MP Colts to a resounding six-wicket win over Central Excise.
Replying to Central Excise’s 211, MP Colts made 213 for four in just 36 overs with Rishikesh scoring an unbeaten 100 off 97 balls with 12 fours and four sixes.
In other matches, Evergreen pulled off a comfortable 166-run win over Budding Star. After making 355 for nine, Evergreen bowled out Budding Star for 189.
Union Bank of India continued with their win streak by posting a 229-run win over Charminar. Chasing UBI’s massive 461 for seven, Charminar batters failed to put up a decent fight. They were bowled out for 232.
Rishikesh Bodugum
Imperial scored a 177-run win over Gemini Friends. Chasing Imperial’s huge 428 for six, Gemini Friends batters were unable to take up the challenge. They were bowled out for 251.
Hyderabad Bottling scored a four-wicket win over State Bank of India.
Brief scores: Evergreen 355/9 in 80 overs beat Budding Star 189 in 52.1 overs (G Rithish Reddy 43, SV Adithya Varma 39, Ilyaan Sathani 3/38, VM Dhanush 3/37).
Balaaji 365/9 in 87 overs beat AOC 244 in 58.2 overs (Shivam Tiwari 72, Sachin Shinde 49, Mohit Mann 41, Shubham Sharma 4/50, K Sri Harsha 5/66).
Shaik Azhar
SBI 151 in 47.3 overs lost to Hyderabad Bottling 152/6 in 38 overs (G Aryan Reddy 71, Ahwinan Ram 33).
Deccan Chronicle 221/10 in 54.1 overs lost to EMCC 224/6 in 47.3 overs (A Avanish Rao 113, Harish Thakur 32no, CV Milind 3/30).
UBI 461/7 in 90 overs beat Charminar 232 in 47.1 overs (Karan Yadav 70, Satwik Reddy 59, Bhavesh Seth 64, Nithin Nayak 3/14).
Combined District-1 209 in 47 overs beat SCRSA 177 in 40.3 overs (B Yashwanth 42, Shaik Khaja Mohiddhin 35, Shaik Azhar 6/43, D Mandeep Singh 4/74).
K Sri Harsha
Combined District-2 280 in 71.3 overs lost to Deccan Wanderers 281/1 in 37.5 overs (Harshit Choudhary 115no, P Nitish Reddy 137).
Imperial 428/6 in 90 overs beat Gemini Friends 251 in 65.3 overs (Chirag Yadav 39, Sriniketh 87, Aryan Cariappa 83).
Central Excise 211 in 57.4 overs lost to MP Colts 213/4 in 36 overs (Rishikesh Bodugum 100 not out, Mickil Jaiswal 40).
