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The prima didn’t radiance supra the CAP Ground 2 present connected Tuesday, but destiny smiled faintly connected Hyderabad, which clinched 3 points from its Ranji Trophy Group-D contention against Pondicherry aft the greeting league of the last time was washed retired owed to a dependable drizzle and bedewed outfield.
The grins connected the visitors’ faces would person been wider had inclement upwind not washed distant 3 sessions implicit the past mates of days, allowing Pondicherry to flight with a draw, aft conceding a 309-run first-innings lead, and denying Hyderabad an outright win.
To its credit, the big was much resolute with the bat, considering it had mislaid 7 wickets successful 25 overs connected Monday. On the 4th day, Aman Khan and the lanky debutant Karan Kannan clung connected for 11.5 overs aft play resumed pursuing the luncheon break.
Aman was the aggressor successful their 35-run confederation for the ninth wicket and utilized his agelong levers to get to the transportation of the shot and thrust the spinners done cover.
However, Tanay Thyagarajan curtailed Pondicherry’s absorption and made inroads successful its 2nd essay, aft Hyderabad enforced the follow-on. The left-arm spinner ended opener Ganga Sridhar Raju’s breezy knock, which included 5 fours, arsenic the diminutive southpaw preferred onslaught implicit defence.
But Tanay sent him packing, acknowledgment to wicket-keeper Rahul Radesh’s speedy wit, who dived successful beforehand to implicit the drawback aft the shot popped retired of the short-leg fielder’s grasp.
Hyderabad wicket-keeper Rahul dives to implicit the drawback to disregard Ganga. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN
An opportunity
When Tanay castled Aman for the 2nd clip successful the day, and G. Anikethreddy trapped Jayant Yadav successful front, Hyderabad sniffed an opportunity, and skipper Rahul Singh had 4 fielders connected the prowl astir the batters.
Two wickets successful speedy succession aft beverage raised Hyderabad’s hopes, but it was warring against clip and dwindling light, which faded decisively 10 minutes earlier 5 p.m.
The scores: Hyderabad — 1st innings: 435.
Pondicherry — 1st innings: Ganga Sridhar Raju c Rahul b Punnaiah 11, Paras Ratnaparkhe c Himateja b Punnaiah 5, Anand Singh Bais lbw b Anikethreddy 41, Mohit Kale lbw b Punnaiah 0, Akash Kargave b Milind 5, Siddhaant Addhatrao tally retired 16, Aman Khan b Tanay 33, Jayant Yadav c Tanmay b Tanay 0, Puneet Datey b Tanay 0, Karan Kannan (not out) 9; Sagar Udeshi c Anikethreddy b Tanay 0; Extras (b-3, lb-2, w-1): 6; Total (in 45.5 overs): 126.
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-30, 3-30, 4-35, 5-80, 6-84, 7-85, 8-87, 9-122.
Hyderabad bowling: Anikethreddy 13-3-32-1, Milind 10-3-14-1, Punnaiah 8-2-20-3, Tanay 13.5-3-48-4, Rohit 1-0-7-0.
Pondicherry — 2nd innings: Ganga Sridhar Raju c Radesh b Tanay 27, Paras Ratnaparkhe lbw b Anikethreddy 10, Aman Khan b Tanay 1, Jayant Yadav lbw b Anikethreddy 14, Akash Kargave (not out) 21, Sidhaant Addhatrao c Tanmay b Varun 16, Mohit Kale (not out) 1; Extras (b-5, lb-1, nb-1): 7; Total (for 5 wkts. successful 42 overs): 97.
Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-39, 3-58, 4-62, 5-91.
Hyderabad bowling: Tanay 18-7-35-2, Punnaiah 2-1-5-0, Milind 3-1-12-0, Anikethreddy 11-5-25-2, Rohit 5-2-6-0, Varun 3-0-8-1.
