Nagpur: Hyderabad gained a 224-run first innings lead over Goa in their Ranji Trophy match even as B. Sandeep slammed 108 (234b, 4x11, 6x1) on Saturday to become the second centurion for his team.
Resuming the third day on 188 for 4, Hyderabad were dismissed at 388 at the VCA civil lines ground. They lost centurion Akshay Reddy (128) early in the day as play resumed half-an-hour late following overnight rains.
Sandeep was ably supported by Mehdi Hasan, who made 62, hitting 10 boundaries and six, on a decent batting track. Goa, who scored 164 in their first innings, were five without loss as rain stopped play for the day.
At Bhubaneswar, Andhra reached 47 for 1 in 14 overs after Himachal Pradesh scored 357 in their first innings at the end of third day. Only 27.2 overs of play was possible on the third day as Himachal added 39 runs to their first day’s total of 318 for 7.
In Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh captain Suresh Raina, who made a comeback into the India ODI squad after more than a year, did not bat on Saturday as he was down with flu as his side was forced to follow-on in their match against Madhya Pradesh.
Resuming the third and penultimate day at 131 for 5 in reply to MP’s 465, UP folded at 176 in 63.2 overs and Raina did not come out to bat and his side were told to follow on at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal.
It is learnt that Raina has already flown back home to recover from his illness and he will not be there when UP resume on Sunday, the final day to get past MP’s total and gain one point.
