Tilak thumps ton; Harsh makes it double in league Abhirath, Shaswat and Rajat also do well
Promising batsman N. Thakur Tilak Varma, Shaswat Rawat, M. Abhirath Reddy and Rajat Dey hit centuries in the BCCI matches while, Harshwardhan Singh batted exceptionally well to score a double century in a Hyderabad Cricket Association’s two-day league match here.
In the men’s Under 19 Challenger, Tilak of India ‘B’slammed 101 off
106 balls smashing 10 boundaries and three sixes to lead his side to a seven-wicket victory over India ‘C,’ for whom Shaswat hit 129 off 119 balls.
Replying to India C’s
229 in 47.2 overs, the ‘B’ side made 230 for 3 in 42.3 overs.
In another match, India ‘A’ posted 247 in 48.2 overs and later restricted Nepal U-19 to 140 for 9 in
50 overs. Abhirath was the other centurion. In the BCCI U23 one-day trophy, he hit
102 off 79 balls as Hyderabad made 323 for
6 in 50 overs against Tripura for whom Rajat hit 187 off 119 balls as the team posted 322 for 5 in
50 overs. Hyderabad won by four wickets.
In a BCCI women’s U-23
T20 trophy match, D. Ramya of Hyderabad hit
52 not out to lead her side to victory against CA Pondicherry. Replying to Pondicherry’s 73 for 7 Hyderabad made 76 for 1.
In an HCA two-day league match, Harshwardhan hit an unbeaten 201 off 252 balls with 27 boundaries and two sixes as Brothers XI (408) thrashed Osmania (177). Brief scores:
UNDER-19 CHALLENGER ■ India U-19 ‘C’ 229 in 47.2 overs (Shaswat Rawat 129 — 119b), Vikrant Singh 41, Kumar Kushagara 28, Akash Singh 3/38, Aaqib Abudllah 2/44, Nirmal Kumar 2/37, Atharva Ankolekar 2/53) lost to India U-19 ‘B’ 230/3 in 42.3 overs (N. Thakur Tilak Varma 101 — 106b, 10x4,
3x6), Yash Dhull 86, Divyansh Joshi 22 n.o., Vidyadhar 2/27).
■ India U-19 ‘A’ 247 in 48.2 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 33, Sai Bharadwaj 34, Dhruv Jurel 74, K. Nitish Kumar
30, Kritigya Singh 26,
Akash Chand 2/30, Sheer Malla 3/54) bt Nepal U-19
140/9 in 50 overs (Bishal Bikram 71, K. Nitish Kumar
2/21, Sameer Rizvi 2/24).
UNDER-23 ONE-DAY ■ Tripura 322/5 in 50 overs (Bikram Kumar 50, Rajat Dey 187 — 135b), Subham 50, Mickil Jaiswal
2/22) lost to Hyderabad
323/6 in 50 overs (M. Abhirath Reddy 102 —
79b), A. Sai Pranay 47, T. Santosh Goud 69, Rahul Buddhi 33, C. Hitesh Yadav
35 n.o., Subham 2/57, Bikram Kumar 2/45). Points: Hyderabad 4, Tirpura 0.
VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY
Day-2: ■ Hyderabad 261 in 87.5 &
46/3 in 18 overs vs Tamilnadu 127 in 74.2 overs (Wafar 39, Md Sikander 35, Pranay Varma
3/20, Nitin Sai Yadav 2/19, Ashwad Rajiv 2/25) TWO-DAY LEAGUE ■ Brothers XI 408/9 in 90 overs (Harshwardhan Singh 201 n.o — 252b,
27x4, 2x6) bt Osmania 177 in 31.2 overs (Anish Rao
78, M. Manikant 39 n.o., George Hestern 3/35, Aliga Nitin 4/85). Points: Brothers XI 4, Osmania 0. WOMENS UNDER-23 ■ CA Pondicherry 73/7 in
20 overs (G. Trisha 2/6, Varsha 3/15) lost to Hyderabad 76/1 in 11.1 overs (D Ramya 52 n.o.). Points: Hyderabad 4, CA Pondicherry 0.