Gentle palms are a textbook batting approach within the teaching manuals. TNCA President’s XI openers Vimal Khumar (54 off 147 balls) and S. Radhakrishnan (73 off 199 not out) adopted it to the core to push Hyderabad on the backfoot on the second day of the Buchi Babu Invitational Event remaining on the CSK-HPC floor in Chennai on Sunday.
The pair added 127 runs to information the host to 142 for one in response to Hyderabad’s 376, nonetheless trailing by 234 runs at stumps.
After fielding for practically 116 overs, Khumar and Radhakrishnan have been measured of their strategy from the outset. They prevented chasing boundaries and as an alternative labored the gaps to rotate strike. Their stand was constructed on management, with solely eight boundaries struck in 329 deliveries. The affiliation finally ended 20 minutes earlier than shut when Khumar went for a uncommon aggressive backfoot punch and edged behind off Rohit Rayudu.
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For Hyderabad, it was a much-needed breakthrough after being denied on a number of events earlier within the remaining session. Ravi Teja, bowling with a packed off-side discipline, practically had Radhakrishnan caught at cowl because the left-hander’s mistimed drive fell simply brief. From the opposite finish, Aniketh Reddy repeatedly challenged Khumar’s outdoors edge, however the opener’s smooth palms ensured nothing carried to the slips.
After the opening act laid the inspiration, Radhakrishnan and captain Pradosh Ranjan Paul went unbeaten, tasked with persevering with on a floor starting to put on, the place a number of puffs of mud signalled flip and uneven bounce.
Earlier within the day, TNCA’s spinners, led by P. Vidyuth, wrapped up Hyderabad’s innings inside the primary session. In a single day batters Varun Goud (67 off 126) and Rohit Rayudu negotiated the opening 45 minutes, however Vidyuth broke by way of with Goud edging behind.
He then trapped Ravi Teja lbw and had Aniketh caught at cowl to complete with 4 for 104. Nitin Sai Yadav hit a few sixes and 5 boundaries to inflate the rating earlier than J. Hemchudeshan chipped in with two wickets to complete the innings practically 20 minutes earlier than Lunch.
Printed on Sep 07, 2025