HCA Inter-Schools League match: Uday, Sriram, Sohail trouble rivals

Bowlers Uday and Sriram came out all guns blazing as they crippled their rivals with their relentless attacks in the various leagues conducted by Hyderabad Cricket Association played in Hyderabad. In the Inter-Schools League match between Meluha International School and Neelkant Vidya Peet, Uday starred with a seven-for in the former’s 80-run-victory. Meluha unit succeeded in wrapping Neelkant Vidya Peet for 58 in 17 overs. Batting first Meluha set a chasable target of 128 as Keerthan scored 33 while Meet Patel snapped three wickets for Neelkant. Uday came up as a surprise package to hand his side a comfortable victory and turn the match into a lop-sided affair. Uday’s fine figures read 5-2-18-7.

In the Open Selection League, Team ‘J’ and Team ‘G’ had a tough fight in which the Team ‘J’ survived a scare and came up with a nine-run-win. Sriram trapped six batters of Team ‘G’ to guide his team to a thrilling victory. In the One-Day League match, Bharath CC rode on Md. Sohail Ali’s five-wicket-haul and sealed a five-wicket-victory against Natraj CC. Batting first, Natraj batsmen struggled to face Sohail and were bowled out for a meagre 75. Sohail’s tremendous bowling spell yielded him five wickets for 14 runs in 5.4 overs. B. Rajashekar was on top by scoring 47 for the Natraj side. In reply, Bharath chased down the target in 18.2 overs for the loss of five wickets in which Rajashekar snared four wickets.

In the Open Selection League match, Saleh Bin Omer of Team ‘D’ was in charge throughout his spells as he finished with fine figures of 10-4-16-5 against Team ‘A’. Despite Saleh’s five wicket haul, Team ‘D’ went down to their rivals. Dinesh of Team ‘A’ also picked five wickets but played a pivotal role in leading his team to a 75-run win. Batting first Team ‘A’ set a target of 132 while their rivals were bowled out for a mere 57 making the match a lop-sided affair. In the Inter-Schools League match, Johnson Grammar High School rode on Anoop’s five wicket haul to seal a thrilling two-wicket victory against Hyderabad School of Excellence. The latter were all out for 181 in 39.4 overs as Anoop turned on the heat. In reply, Johnson’s side finished the match with two wickets in hand. Abhinav of Hyderabad School of Excellence snapped five wickets while conceding 30 runs. His figures read 10-0-30-5.

Brief scores:

ONE-DAY LEAGUE:

Pool ‘C’:

Natraj CC 75 in 20.4 overs (Rajashekar 47, Md Sohail Ali 5/14 — 5.4-0-14-5) lost to Bharath CC 76/5 in 18.2 overs (B. Rajashekar 4/22).
S. Raymonds 149 in 42.4 overs (Achuth Reddy 4/32, Bhanu 3/17) lost to Eklavya CC 154/1 in 15.4 overs (Krishna Madhu 100 n.o)

INTER-SCHOOLS LEAGUE:

Hyderabad School of Excellence 181 in 39.4 overs (Fazl-E-Hyder 71, C. Abhinav Tej 5/30 — 10-0-30-5) lost to Johnson Grammar High School 183/8 in 44 overs (P. Sathwik 36, T. Sathwik 3/33, Anoop 5/26 — 10-0-26-5).
Meluha International School 127 in 33.1 overs (Keerthan 33, Meet Patel 3/15) bt Neelkant Vidya Peet 58 in 17 overs (Uday 7/18 — 5-2-18-7).

OPEN SELECTION LEAGUE:

Team ‘H’ 153 in 45.3 overs (Sai Charan 39, Jay Prakash 39, Mohd Farhan 3/25, Mohd Owais Irfan 4/32) lost to Team ‘E’ 154/4 in 44.5 overs (C. Varun 49 n.o , Zunaid Akthar Ansari 52).
Team ‘A’ 131 in 34.1 overs (Dinesh 72, Saleh Bin Omer 5/16 — 10-4-16-5, Vinay Kumar Reddy 3/26) bt Team ‘D’ 57 in 21 overs (Dinesh 5/27 — 10-1-27-5).
Team ‘K’ 155 in 61.4 overs (Bal Raj 48, Abhiram 4/57, Divikshah 3/24) bt Team ‘C’ 136/5 in 51.2 overs (Satyanarayana 78, Md Irshad Ali 4/6).
Team ‘J’ 129/9 in 35 overs (Ramulu 32, Mujeeb 3/10) bt Team ‘G’ 120 in 22 overs (Salman 66 n.o, Sriram 6/17).
Team ‘I’ 175 in 42.3 overs (Sawan 32, Naveen Kumar K. 4/13, John Abraham 3/48 bt Team ‘B’ 157 in 37.1 overs (Naveen Kumar K. 46, Kushal 36, Vinay 3/24).
Team ‘F’ 234 in 70 overs (Mario 73, Sai Kiran 45, Revanth 47 n.o) lost to Team ‘I’ 238/7 in 72.4 overs (Siddiqe 88 n.o, Yasar 32, Ajay 5/34 — 18-7-34-5).