League match: Tanmay Agarwal hits ton to spur sporting

Hyderabad: Tanmay Agarwal hit a composed century to rescue Sporting XI while in the other match Mohammed Azharuddin did well with the ball in the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s Three-Day league matches being played in the city.

In the Group ‘A’ match, batting first, Sporting XI players struggled against the Deccan Chronicle attack led by M. Prudhvi who claimed 3 for 53. But Tanmay Agarwal stood firm on one end and played a steady 126-run innings. In his 265-ball stint, he hit 10 boundaries and four sixes as Sporting finished the day’s play at 229 for 7 from 90 overs.

Meanwhile in a Group ‘B’ match, Ensconse’s Azharuddin bowled some brilliant spells but an overall contribution helped Cambridge XI finish at 301/9 in 88 overs at stumps.

Using the crease first, Cambridge were well on course to putting up a strong total but regular wickets from Azharuddin put brakes on the scoring rate. Azharuddin picked 4 for 27. J. Mallikarjun (65) and Aaris Zaidi (61) scored half-centuries for Cambridge while Aamir Malik (42), Alankrit (33) and V. Sathwik Reddy (35 batting) played supporting roles.

Brief scores:
THREE-DAY LEAGUE (DAY-1)
Group ‘A’
Sporting XI 299/7 in 90 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 126 — 265b, 4x10, 6x4, Himalay Agarwal 83, M. Prudhvi 3/53) vs Deccan Chronicle.
Group ‘B’

Cambridge XI 301/9 in 88 overs (Aamir Malik 42, J. Mallikarjun 65, Alankrit Agarwal 33, Aaris Zaidi 61, V. Sathwik Reddy 35 batting, Mohammed Azharuddin 4/27) vs Ensconse.