Hyderabad ride on Prateek power

Prateek Reddy scored a massive century to put Hyderabad in command on the third day of their Col C. K. Nayudu Trophy Under 23 match against Andhra at Ongole on Saturday. Batting at No.6, Prateek got the lower order to rally around him as Hyderabad fought back from a precarious 126 for 6 to finish the third day at 402 for 9 in their second innings, having taken a slender lead in the first. Prateek hit 24 boundaries in his 235-ball knock as he raised crucial partnerships, of 158 for the seventh wicket with No.8 M. Samhith Reddy (53), 27 for the eighth with Rakshann Readdi

(5) and 68 for the ninth with

No.10 batsman G. Aniketh Reddy (56) before being out. For Andhra, K. Nithish Kumar Reddy scalped five wickets while conceding 90 runs. In a women’s Under 23 match, Hyderabad defeated Punjab by three wickets. G. Trisha came up with an allround show (2 for 40 and 65 not out) as Hyderabad replied to Punjab’s 187/9 with

191/7 in 48.5 overs.

BRIEF SCORES Col C. K. Nayudu Trophy

(Day-3): Hyderabad 218 in 68.2 overs & 402/9 in 103 overs (Prateek Reddy 181 — 235b,

24x4, M. Samhith Reddy 53, Pranay Kumar 2/59, K. Nithish Kumar Reddy 5/90, Y. Sandeep

2/63) vs Andhra 214 in 74.1 overs. BCCI U-23 Women’s tournament: Punjab 187/9 in 50 overs (Priya Kumar 39, Anjali 38, Kanika Ahuja 58, Yahasri 2/19, G. Trisha 2/40) lost to Hyderabad 191/7 in 48.5 overs (G. Trisha 65 n.o, Anuradha Nayak 35, A. Kanika 2/40, M. Kashyap 2/34). Points: Hyderabad 4, Punjab 0.