BOWLERS’ DAY OUT
■ Srikanth, Sriniketh, Jitender, Sandeep, Teja have ball; Jayanth lone centurion
Bowlers came up with an emphatic show as they tested the batsmen’s nerves in the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s One-Day league championship matches played in Hyderabad.
Golconda CC’s A. Sriniketh Reddy was pick of the bowlers as he notched 6 for 39 to wrap Hyderabad Wonderers for 277 in 50 overs. However, his effort went in vain as Golconda were in turn bowled out for 204 in 44.2 overs, courtesy Jitender’s fine figures of 5 for 47.
In another match, M. A. Jayanth hit a brilliant unbeaten 118 to guide Adams XI to a competitive 285 in 39.5 overs. Adams bowlers then swung into action to dismiss Tirumala CC for 245 in 36.3 overs and register a win.
Other bowlers who stole the limelight were P. Srikanth (5 for 28), G.S.P. Teja (5 for 15) and Sandeep (5 for 14). Brief scores: ONE-DAY LEAGUE ■ Hyderabad Wonderers 277 in 50 overs (Ghouse 58, Tukaram 50, S. Patel 51; A. Sriniketh Reddy 6/39, Lohith 4/59) bt Golconda CC 204 in 44.2 overs (Ezaz 92, Pranay 50; Jitender 5/47). Sriniketh Jitender M. A. Jayanth ■ Vimco CC 50 in 14.2 overs (P. Srikanth 5/28) lost to Vijaypuri Willowmen 55 for 2 in 9.4 overs. ■ Consult CC 92 in 39.4 overs (G. S. P. Teja 5/15, T. Abhishek Singh 3/20) lost to Vijayanand CC 93 for 9 in 32.3 overs (S. Balaji Reddy 34, T. Abhishek Singh 31, Murlidhar 4/10). ■ Youth CC 131 in 31.2 overs (Arun Kumar 33; Sandeep 5/14) lost to Amberpet CC 132 for no loss in 13 overs (Sanjay 69 n.o). ■ Adams XI 285 in 39.5 overs (M. A. Jayanth 118 n.o, S. Majid Ali 50; Shareef 3/47) bt Tirumala CC 245 in 36.3 overs (R. Banu 45, Krishna 41; Shahnawaz 3/48). ■ Boys Town 121 in 33.4 overs (Divik Shah 3/15) lost to United CC 122 for no loss in 11.5 overs (K. Shravan 78 n.o).
■ Mahaveer CC 256 in 37 overs (Venkat Reddy 30, P. Ganesh 65, Sai Kumar 50, Vikas Suresh 32 n.o; Nitin 3/46, Divya Prakash 4/44) bt Kishoresons 197 in 38.2 overs (Prakash Divya 34, Shakeer Baig 30).
■ Raju CC 106 in 24 overs (Saikanth 35; Aryan Kak 3/35) lost to Shalimar CC 107 for no loss in 16 overs (Devesh Daima 42 n.o, Md Nadeem Khan 48 n.o).
■ Young Citizen 246 for 9 in 41 overs (Shashi Kiran 62, M. Sai Shruthish 40 n.o; S. Eshwar 4/48) bt St Patricks 76 in 25.3 overs (Shashi Kumar Yadav 30, Hanumanth 3/16).
■ Secunderabad Club 301 for 5 in 35 overs (C. V. Anand 60, Akshat 33, Jai Dev Reddy 62, Ajay Patel 30, Kashyap Patel 40, Harsha 39 n.o) bt XI Masters 251 for 7 in 35 overs (Jai Pal 55, Ramakrishna 62, Praneeth 39).
■ Hyderabad District 222 in 27.2 overs (Manav Agarwal 31, Dhruv Rajnish 74, Sobhik 31; Gaffar 3/55, Santosh 3/33) bt Ranga Reddy District 85 in 17 overs (Durgesh 3/21).