Hyderabad made a spirited reply against Uttarakhand but they still have a mountain to climb on the morrow in their Col CK Nayudu Trophy match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Replying to Uttarakhand’s massive 511, Hyderabad reached 135 for one in 36 overs by stumps on second day. Openers Aaron George and Pattapu Raghava had added 49 for the first wicket before H Rana had Raghava (22) caught by LA Kumar.
However, Aaron and skipper Aman Rao steadied the innings with an unbroken 86-run partnership for the second wicket with Aaron batting on 51 (95 balls; 6×4) and Aman on 60 (77 balls; 7×4 3×6).
Earlier, resuming at their overnight score of 336 for six with Harsh Rana batting on 103 and Shashank Pant on 34, Uttarakhand went on to milk the Hyderabad attack. Rana and Pant proved quite a handful for the host attack as they piled on the runs. The duo added a massive 189 for the seventh wicket off 347 balls with Pant scoring 96 off 192 before falling. Rana contributed 82 off 155 balls to the partnership. Pant was caught by Sai Sharan off P Raghava and his knock contained 11 fours and a six.
Harsh’s unbeaten century helps Uttarakhand reach 336 for six against Hyderabad
Rana and Devansh Sharma added 49 off 84 balls for the eighth wicket with Rana doing the bulk of the scoring. He added 32 off 33 balls, while Sharma contributed 16 off 51 balls. Sharma was caught by Avanish Rao off Nishanth.
Rana was the ninth wicket to fall when he was caught by Sai Saran off Pranav Varma. He had made 183 off 327 balls with 16 fours and a six. Uttarakhand were finally bowled out for 51 in 142 overs. Left-arm spinner Pranav Varma took four for 119 and pacer Nishanth S bagged three for 84. Barring wicketkeeper Avanish Rao, all the 10 players bowled in the game.
Brief scores: Uttarakhand 511 in 142 overs (Harsh Rana 183, Shashank Pant 96, Devansh Sharma 32; Nishant S 3/84, Pranav Varma 4/119) vs Hyderabad 135/1 in 36 overs (Aaron George 51 batting, Aman Rao 60 batting).
Adarsh scores 184 to help UP take 199-run lead against Andhra
Hosts Uttar Pradesh took a 199-run win over Andhra at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. At stumps on the second day, Uttar Pradesh had made 380 in reply to Andhra’s 181.
Resuming at their overnight score of 68 for no loss with Adarsh Singh (51) and Kavya Teotia (16) at the crease, the Uttar Pradesh openers went on to punish the Andhra attack on way to a double century partnership.
The batters held sway over the Andhra bowlers for more than 60 overs as the visitors were at their wits end. The breakthrough finally came in the 61st over when Gavvala Mallikarjuna trapped Teotia leg before with the batter on 57 off 174 balls with three fours and a six.
Adarsh and Teotia had added 207 off 362 balls for the first wicket with Adarsh doing the bulk of the scoring. He contributed 145 off 188 balls to the partnership.
Mallikarjun bags six wickets
Uttar Pradesh went on to lose two quick wickets in the form of Manav Sindhu (1) and Sameer Rizvi (0) but Adarsh and Mohd Amaan (25) added 58 off 124 balls before Adarsh finally departed. He was caught by substitute KSS Jayanth off VSSK Reddy after scoring 184 off 261 balls with 17 fours and five sixes.
Prashant Veer then helped himself to a 101-ball 51 with four fours and a six as Uttar Pradesh made 380. Left-arm spinner Mallikarjun was the most successful Andhra bowler as he took six for 80.
Brief scores: Andhra 181 in 65.2 overs vs Uttar Pradesh 380 in 120.2 overs (Adarsh Singh 184, Kavya Teotia 57, Mohd Amaan 25, Prashant Veer 51, Gavvala Mallikarjun 6/80, Siddu Karthik Reddy 2/75).
