Captain Tilak Varma scored his second century in as many video games this season and the bowlers struck at common intervals to assist Hyderabad drub Sikkim by an innings and 198 runs on the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Plate Group League match at NexGen Cricket Academy Ground right here on Saturday.
For the third consecutive match this season, Hyderabad confirmed its dominance within the Plate Group wrapping up the competition inside two days.
The defeat for Sikkim was delayed not due to any particular efficiency by the batters however the declaration of Hyderabad innings was delayed to assist Tilak full a deserving hundred which he finally did by lofting Palzor Tamang for a straight six.
Tilak (103 n.o., 111b, 8×4, 4×6), who was extra subdued this morning, and the extra aggressive Chandan Sahani (54, 56b, 6×4, 2×6) put up 88 runs for the fourth wicket which solely pushed Sikkim on the defensive.
And, when Sikkim batted second time, the query was how higher the batters would fare. But, they upset as soon as once more. Pacer Karthikeya Kak, the choose of the bowlers with the brand new ball, pressured opener Pankaj Rawat (13) to snick to wicketkeeper Pragnay Reddy. He quickly despatched again the opposite major batter Ashish Thapa (0) in comparable style.
Off-spinner Saaketh bowled properly to take two wickets and left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan started properly with a double blow within the thirty second over to take away the harmful Sumit Singh and Saurav Kumar Prasad.
But, Tanay turned out to be the most costly bowler. In the spell earlier than tea, he was hit for 10 fours and three sixes.
However, within the closing session, it was Milind who broke the 57-run stand between Palzor (32, 65b, 5×4, 1×6) and Ankur Malik (34, 23b, 5×4, 2×6). The pacer struck two essential blows. because the match ended on the second day itself.
The scores:
Sikkim — 1st innings: 79.
Hyderabad — 1st innings: Tanmay Agarwal c Nilesh b Lepcha 137, Rahul Singh c Arun b Ankur 83, Ok. Rohit Rayudu c & b Ankur 75, Tilak Varma (not out) 103, Chandan Sahani b Sumit 54, Pragnay Reddy (not out) 1; Extras (b-5, lb-4, w-1): 10; Total (for 4 wkts. decl. in 78.1 overs): 463.
Fall of wickets: 1-132, 2-270, 3-359, 4-447.
Sikkim bowling: Palzon 14.1-1-85-0, Sumit 13-1-66-1, Lepcha 19-0-110-1, Saptula 13-1-96-0, Ankur 18-0-87-2, Saurav 1-0-10-0.
Sikkim — 2nd innings: Pankaj Kumar Rawat c Pragnay b Kartikeya 13, Arun Chettro lbw b Saaketh 9, Ashish Thapa c Pragnay b Kartikeya 0, Nilesh Lamichaney c Tanay b Saaketh 28, Sumit Singh c Tanmay b Tanay 34, Palzor Tamang c Rahul b Tanay 32, Saurav Kumar Prasad c Pragnay b Tanay 0, Ankur Malik c Pragnay b Milind 34, Lee Lepcha b Milind 1, Rahul Tamang (not out) 11, Md. Saptula c Pragnay b Milind 9; Extras (lb-14, nb-1): 15; Total (in 48.3 overs): 186.
Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-31, 3-31, 4-77, 5-106, 6-106, 7-163, 8-165, 9-169.
Hyderabad bowling: Milind 8.3-3-14-3, Ravi Teja 8-2-21-0, Saaketh 12-2-52-2, Kartikeya 7-4-10-2, Tanay 13-1-75-3.
Hyderabad gained by an innings and 198 runs.
Source: www.thehindu.com
