Published: August 10, 2026 at 8:55 pm
Tanay Thyagarajann set up Sporting XI’s seven-wicket win over Hyderabad Bottling with a day to spare in the sixth round of the HCA’s A Division (2-day) League Championship in Hyderabad on Monday.
Thyagarajann, who has been in tremendous form, once again spun Sporting XI to a comprehensive win with a five-wicket haul.
S Dheeraj
Batting first, Hyderabad Bottling were off to a bright start with openers Pranav Suryadevara (15) and Prajwal Koudipally adding 35 for the opening pair. After Pranav’s departure, Prajwal and Ruthik Yadav took charge of the proceedings. They added 95 for the second wicket before Ruthik departed for 53.
S Loknath Naik
Thereafter, Hyderabad Bottling crumbled like a pack of cards. They lost wickets at regular interval as Thyagarajann and Anvith Reddy ran through the side. None of the other batters reached double figures with Prajwal waging a lone battle with a fighting 105 off 150 balls with 13 fours and three sixes.
He was the ninth wicket to fall to A Varun Goud as Bottling folded up for 194 in 52.5 overs. Thyagarajann finished with figures of five for 48, while Anvith bagged three for 33.
In reply, lost two early wickets but Anvith Reddy (53 not out) and A Varun Goud (86) struck half-centuries to help Sporting XI reach 195 for three in just 29.1 overs. The duo shared a 138-run partnership for the third wicket.
K Prajwal
Rahul Radhesh continued with his rich vein of form as he struck a century. Rahul made 167 off 207 balls with eight fours and nine sixes as MP Colts declared their innings closed at 397 for nine.
Al Qureshi, Abdur Rahman among wickets
Abdul Ela Al Qureshi bagged five for 88 for Gemini Friends, who were 20 for no loss at stumps.
S Dheeraj hammered a 201-ball 161 with 19 fours and four sixes to help Deccan Wanderers reach 351 against Cambridge XI, who were 14 for no loss at stumps.
Jai Ram Kashyap scored 114 off 233 balls with eight fours and four sixes as Budding Star reached 266 against Balaaji, who were struggling at 14 for two at stumps on the first day.
Abhirath’s double ton in vain as Jai Hanuman lose by 2 runs to Deccan Chronicle; EMCC win
S Loknath Naik struck a quickfire 129-ball 130 with nine fours and nine sixes as Imperial posted an imposing 459 against Central Excise.
Murugan Abhishek scored 101 off 131 balls to save Deccan Chronicle’s blushes. Deccan Chronicle were bowled out for 269 against Union Bank of India (UBI), who were six without loss.
Abdul Al Qureshi
S Abdur Rahman bagged six for 52 to restrict R Dayanand to 350. Combined District-2 were 17 for two at stumps.
Brief scores: Hyderabad Bottling 194 in 52.5 overs (Prajwal Koudipally 105, Ruthik Yadav 53, Tanay Thyagarajann 5/48) lost to Sporting XI 195/3 in 29.1 overs (Anvith Reddy 53 not out, A Varun Goud 86).
Combined District-1 215 in 58.4 overs (Ganesh Gadugu 90, C Srinath Yadav 61, Nishant Saranu 3/49, Rishab Baslas 3/33, Sacheit Binjrajka 3/71) vs EMCC 138/3 in 28 overs (P Aman Rao 73batting, A Avanish Rao 36).
Deccan Wanderers 351 in 80.1 overs (Harshit Choudhary 41, R Sai Sharan 31, S Dheeraj 161, Divesh Singh 69, Ammaar Ayub 3/68) vs Cambridge XI 14/0 in 2 overs
Budding Star 266 in 79.4 overs (Jai Ram Kashyap 114, Pranav Vara 40, PVM Manikumar Reddy 43, Sri Harsha 4/68) vs Balaaji 14/2 in 5.4 overs.
Evergreen 317 in 64.4 overs (Sai Vikas Reddy 64, Mayank Gupta 63, Ilyaan Sathani 87, Vishal Sharma 4/98, Danny Derek Prince 3/53) vs SBI 45/4 in 13.1 overs
MP Colts 397/9 dec in 78 overs (Rahul Radhesh 167, Mickil Jaiswal 53, C Advaith Reddy 30, C Hitesh Yadav 46, M Roshan 34, Abdul Ela Al Qureshi 5/88) vs Gemini Friends 20/0 in 6 overs.
Imperial 459 in 85.2 overs (C Siddharth Rao 52, VVS Sarvajit 37, G Rahul Singh 57, Aryan Krishna 53, S Loknath Naik 130, Manish Singh 61, Y Chaitanya Krishna 4/93) vs Central Excise.
S Abdur Rahman
R Dayanand 350 in 76 overs (T Ravi Teja 34, Kunal Daswani 34, MS Karthikeya 57, Prithvi Reddy 32, M Dheeraj Rao 49no, S Abdur Rahman 6/52) vs Combined District-2 17/2 in 6 overs.
Jai Hanuman 192 in 44.3 overs (M Abhirath Reddy 44, Shanmukha Ashwin 45, Ranganath BK 32, Yajwan Kumar K 3/69, G Sai Akshat Goud 3/31) vs SCRSA 152/7 in 30 overs (Sarthak Bharadwaj 32).
Deccan Chronicle 269 in 61.3 overs (Ashesh Singh 32, Ali Kachchhi 35, Murugan Abhishek 101, CV Milind 61, Wafi Kachchhi 3/30) vs UBI 6/0 in 1.3 overs.
