HCA two-day league match: Jitender Singh, Sanjay Hrishikesh, Ammar shine
Sankeerth, Tarun slam centuries in two-day league matches
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-08-09 02:42 GMT
Hyderabad: Four centuries and a five-wicket haul were the highlights of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s two-day plate league matches played in the city.
Jitender Singh of the Khalsa scored a magnificent 148 in 137 balls as his team declared their innings at 350/7 in reply to HBCC’s 179. Jitender’s innings included as many as 16 fours and eight sixes. The match ended in a draw when HBCC were 272/5 in 44.5 overs in their second innings. P. Sanjay Hrishikesh was the top-scorer for HBCC with 100.
In a high scoring game, G. Sankeerth and Tarun Reddy scored centuries as Osmania made 389 against Sai Satya. Sankeerth top-scored in the innings with 117 while Tarun made a solid 110. In reply, Sai Satya’s batsmen responded well by posting 356/7 in 90 overs. This match too ended in a draw when Osmania were 115/2 in their second innings.
In another match, Jai Bhagwati folded for 187 in their first innings against Zinda Tilismath thanks to Ammar Ayub’s 5/64. In reply, Zinda Tilismath declared their first innings at 209/9 in 69.1 overs. Jai Bhagwathi made 245/6 and set up a target of 224 for Zinda Tilismath to win the match. However, a draw was agreed upon when Zinda were 115/1 in 20 overs.
Brief scores:
TWO-DAY LEAGUE (Plate)
Day 2
HBCC 179 in 57.1 overs (Prince Ojha 57, Pabba Nilesh 45, Om Pal Boken 4/47) & 272/5 in 44.5 overs (P. Sanjay Hrishikesh 100 — 138b, 12x4, Azhar Ali 59) drew with Khalsa 350/7 decl. in 70 overs (Jitender Singh 148 — 137b, 16x4, 8x6, Nandu Vishnu 83, Om Pal Boken 50, Ranveer 3/84).
Balaaji CC 290/7 (Uthkarsh 59, Md Wajiduddin 97, Raj Kiran 54 not out, Ashish Kamashetty 3/55) in 71 overs drew with Galaxy 206/8 in 74 overs (Ashish Kamashetty 77, G. Siddhanth 37).
Jai Bhagwathi 187 (Saathayaki 91, Praneeth Raj 32, Ammar Ayub 5/64, Sanjay Yadav 4/54) in 43.1 overs & 245/6 decl. in 50 overs (Nikhil Parwani 70, Sathyakhi 49, Gireesh Goud 62 not out, Rajesh Goud 3/87) drew with Zinda Tilismath 209/9 decl. in 69.1 overs (Sanjay Yadav 77, Sathyakhi 3/45, Rithwik C.H. 3/26) & 115/1 in 20 overs (Karthikeyan 65 not out, Shyam Reddy 42).
Osmania 389 in 79.3 overs (G. Sankeerth 117, Tarun Reddy 110, Siddhanth 57, Ugender 41 not out, Enosh 34, Arvind Swamy 4/68, Manideep 3/80) & 115/2 in 20 overs (Enosh 48, Sankeerth 49) drew with Sai Satya 356/7 in 90 overs (Vikram 87, Arvind 72 not out, Madhavan 71, Satish 55, Prem 3/74, Satyanarayana 3/138).