Hima Teja (91 n.o., 184b, 10×4) and C. V. Milind’s (58, 70b, 8×4, 3×6) counter-attacking 79-run eighth-wicket partnership and Tanay Thyagarajan’s (40, 25b, 7×4) late assault helped Hyderabad put up 313 on day one towards TNCA President’s XI within the semifinal of the All-India Buchi Babu match right here on the ICL floor in Tirunelveli on Monday.
It was a great toss to lose for the TNCA facet, as its bowlers referred to as the photographs all through the day.
Catastrophe struck within the third ball of the innings for Hyderabad when left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh dismissed opener M. Abhirath with a fantastic in-swinging supply that trapped him in entrance.
Pacer M. Mohammed wasn’t to be left behind as he despatched again Rohit Rayudu within the second over after which dismissed Hyderabad skipper Rahul Singh within the twelfth over to scale back the facet to 34 for 3 within the first hour of the morning.
With fixed chirping and banter from the close-in fielders and the bowlers, Nitesh Kannala (59, 77b, 9×4, 1×6) and Teja took the assault to the opposition as they counterpunched by scoring boundaries across the floor to place the stress again on the house facet.
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The frustration was evident in TNCA skipper M. Siddharth’s face as Nitesh smashed Gurjapneet for 3 consecutive boundaries to achieve his half-century in type.
With phrases being exchanged and Siddharth attempting to get below Nitesh’s pores and skin, the latter perished as he smashed a well-flighted supply straight to the fielder at mid-off to interrupt an 80-run fourth-wicket stand.
With Teja working out of companions, it was solely a matter of time earlier than the TNCA President’s XI bowled out Hyderabad for 313.
The scores
Hyderabad 313 in 78.4 overs (Nitesh Kannala 59, Hima Teja 91 n.o., C. V. Milind 58, Tanay Thyagarajan 40) vs TNCA President’s XI 9/0 in 5 overs.