T Suman smashes double century in Lala Harbans Lal senior zonals cricket tournament
14 Aug 2015 11:46 AM IST
Batting second, Hyderabad XI chased down the target set by Chairman’s XI
T. Suman
Hyderabad: Captain T. Suman scored a swashbuckling double century to help Hyderabad XI thrash Chairman’s XI by nine wickets in the Lala Harbans Lal senior zonals cricket tournament played in the city.
Batting second, Hyderabad XI chased down the target set by Chairman’s XI in 54.1 overs. Suman’s innings of 205 came in just 172 balls which included as many as 27 fours and nine sixes. He was well supported by Rohith Rayudu — who scored a patient 116. Earlier, Chairman’s XI made 331/9 in 96.3 overs after taking first strike.
Left-arm pacer Anwar Ahmed Khan bowled a brilliant spell to take five wickets and gave away 35 runs as his team Abbas Ali Baig XI emerged victorious against Rest XI by 170 runs.
Chasing the target of 318, Rest XI folded for 147 in 61 overs. D. Ashrith and Kaneshkk Naidu were the top performers for P. Krishnamurthy XI as they won their game against President’s XI by 67 runs. Southpaw D. Ashrith’s 103 helped P. Krishnamurthy post 313. Later Kaneshkk Naidu took 5/35 as President’s XI bowled out for 246.
Mehdi Hasan of Secunderabad XI followed up his five wicket haul in the first innings with a valiant 62 as his team won the game against Colleges and Schools XI by two wickets.
Brief scores
Lala Harbans Lal senior zonal tourney
Day 2
GROUP A
Chairman's XI 331/9 in 96.3 overs lost to Hyderabad XI 334/1 in 54.5 overs (T. Suman 205 — 172b, 4x27, 6x9, Rohith Rayudu 116 n.o. — 166b, 4x16. 6x1).
Combined Districts XI vs Ghulam Ahmed XI (Match abounded due to rain).
GROUP B
College & Schools XI 210 in 83.2 overs lost to Secunderabad XI 211/8 in 61 overs (B. Yatin Reddy 82, Saaketh Sai Ram 31, Mehdi Hasan 62 n.o., Shreyaz Vala 3/44).
Abbas Ali Baig XI 317 in 91.1 overs bt Rest XI 147 in 61 overs (Vineeth Reddy 31, Sai Vikas Reddy 51, Anwar Ahmed Khan 5/35 — 21-8-35-5).
GROUP C
P. Krishnamurthy XI 313 in 84 overs (D. Ashrith 103, — 163b, 4x9, 6x2, Akash Bhandari 4/84) bt President’s XI 246 in 60.1 overs (Akshath Reddy 44, Chaitanya Krishna 64, Praneeth Kumar 39, Revanth Sai 35, Kaneshkk Naidu 5/77 — 18.1-0-77-5, Ravi Kiran 4/70).
M.L. Jaisimha XI 230 in 77.2 overs (Rajat Ramesh 34) lost to Combined XI 181/8 in 47.3 overs (Sandeep Goud 66, C. Satish 4/72). Combined XI won by 2 wickets on better run rate.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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