Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Damage dents Pondicherry’s marketing campaign as Hyderabad stays in agency management on Day 2

Hyderabad, after posting an imposing 536 for eight declared, struck two early blows to go away Pondicherry in a spot of hassle at 24 for 2 on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium right here on Sunday.

Earlier, resuming on the in a single day rating of 290 for one, the house crew was powered by the continued domination of opener Tanmay Agarwal (173, 328b, 13×4, 2×6) and Okay. Rohit Rayudu (84, 233b, 7×4, 1×6) who placed on 220-run stand for the second wicket which pushed Pondicherry utterly on the defensive.

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For Hyderabad, there have been useful contributions from a few of the key gamers together with Okay. Himateja (60, 116b, 7×4), who made his Ranji debut this season and scored his third fifty, and southpaw Tanmay Thyagarajan (53 n.o., 62b, 5×4, 2×6).

Apparently, the second-day pitch was totally different with the odd ball, particularly on the far finish, which saved extraordinarily low. The well-set Rohit Rayudu was a sufferer of 1 such size ball from off-spinner Fabid Ahmed to be bowled.

However, sadly for Pondicherry, Fabid was concerned in a freak incident, half-hour earlier than lunch, to go away the sphere with an harm.

With non-striker and Hyderabad captain G. Rahul Singh attempting to remain away from the back-drive from his companion Himateja off Fabid, the bowler lunged to his left to cease the ball. Within the course of, Rahul’s bat hit Fabid badly, inadvertently, on his left temple. The bowler needed to be stretchered off to the hospital.

Later, a Pondicherry crew official knowledgeable that Fabid had swelling however was feeling drowsy and underneath statement with scans not revealing something critical. A name might be taken on whether or not to take a concussion substitute or not tomorrow.

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This blow dented the bowling assault badly and it was left to the left-arm spinners Ankit Sharma and Sagar Udeshi and off-spinner Satish Jangir to take up the onus they usually bowled their hearts out with Ankit taking three wickets.

When Pondicherry batted, after Hyderabad declared 52 minutes after the tea break, it misplaced two early wickets and worse, opener Ajay Rohera needed to go away the sphere after taking a nasty blow within the ‘field’ off pacer Rakshann Readdi.