When T. Ravi Teja danced down the observe to pacer M. Mohammed off the second ball of the morning, an action-packed day beckoned.
Beneath sizzling and humid circumstances on the ultimate day of the Buchi Babu semifinal between TNCA President’s XI and Hyderabad right here on Thursday (September 5, 2024) the guests made their intentions clear by scoring 46 runs in six overs. They declared at 273 for 9, setting the hosts a goal of 260 which they fell brief by 65-runs.
C.V. Milind (53, 88b, 4×4, 1×6) delivered once more for the facet, forging a 92-run eighth-wicket alliance with Ravi Teja (42, 68b, 2×4). Mohammed dismissed Milind and Ravi Teja to bag his first five-for for this version.
In a difficult chase, openers S. Radhakrishnan (40, 53b, 3×4) and Vimal Khumar had been stuffed with confidence and threatened to take the sport away from Hyderabad.
Their 60-run opening stand was damaged by left-arm spinner Aniket Reddy who despatched again Vimal and in addition added the wickets of Radhakrishnan and A. Badrinath.
President’s XI slipped to 84 for 4 when the opposite left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan eliminated Andre Siddharth, the architect of the group’s win over Gujarat within the earlier match.
The drama unfolded proper after the lunch break when Aniket’s crazy supply pitched on the tough and turned sq.. The whole Hyderabad group jumped, screamed, and surrounded the umpire as he remained unmoved to the caught-behind enchantment in opposition to Okay.T.A. Madhava Prasad.
Printed – September 05, 2024 11:13 pm IST
