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After conceding a mammoth 529 for 4 and toiling successful the tract for 151 overs successful the archetypal innings against Delhi successful its Ranji Trophy Group-D opener astatine home, Hyderabad volition beryllium buoyed by the instrumentality of prolific left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan from wounded arsenic it locks horns with Pondicherry astatine the CAP Siechem Ground present from Saturday.
Thyagarajan volition besides relish the spin-friendly conditions that saw the tweakers prime up each the 24 wickets that fell during the location team’s past lucifer present against Himachal Pradesh. The 29-year-old and chap left-arm spinner G. Anikethreddy were Hyderabad’s apical wicket-takers successful the Ranji Trophy past season, with 35 and 29 scalps, respectively, and the duo could beryllium a menace for Pondicherry’s wobbly batting line-up. The persistently overcast and gloomy conditions volition besides support Hyderabad’s left-arm seamer Chama Milind and the gangly 6’9’’ pacer Saranu Nishanth interested.
Tanmay Agarwal, past season’s third-highest run-scorer (934 runs), cracked a ton against Delhi, and Hyderabad volition pin its hopes connected the left-hander’s scorching form. Tanmay’s opening spouse and chap left-hander, Rahul Singh, volition pb the broadside successful the lack of Tilak Varma, who has flown to Australia for India duty.
For the host, Sagar Udeshi’s relation arsenic captain, manager and mentor volition beryllium crucial. Despite donning aggregate hats this season, the 39-year-old spinner hasn’t been saddled by added responsibility: helium picked up a 10-wicket match-haul against Himachal, though his squad conceded the first-innings lead.
For company, Udeshi volition person India Test cricketer Jayant Yadav, who joined Pondicherry arsenic a impermanent subordinate aft serving Haryana for implicit a decade. However, the duo’s acquisition volition look a stern trial against Hyderabad, which thrashed Pondicherry by an innings and 50 runs past year.
The visiting broadside volition oculus a akin early-season lift-off aft ceding the pb to Delhi successful a high-scoring run opener.
