Hyderabad: Hyderabad got off to a superb start in the sixth edition of the Rajiv Gandhi All India Under 19 Twenty20 cricket championship that got underway at the Amberpet (Water Works) ground here on Thursday.
The home side defeated Nepal by 69 runs as Samhith Reddy turned in an allround performance. Samhith scored an unbeaten 62 to help Hyderabad post 198 for 5 in 20 overs before coming back to shine with the ball too by taking two wickets while conceding 12 runs. He was well supported by Owais scored 30 and also took two wickets as Nepal managed 129 for 8 in their stipulated overs.
The other three matches — between Bihar and Rajasthan, Vidarbha and Andaman-Nicobar, and Malaysia and Tamil Nadu — turned out to be low-scoring affairs with teams not even crossing the 75-run mark.
Brief scores
- Hyderabad 198/5 in 20 overs (Samhith Reddy 62 n.o, Owais 30, Arun Deva 37) bt Nepal 129/8 in 20 overs (Samhith Reddy 2/12, Owais 2/12, Vishal 2/12). Man of the Match: Samhith Reddy (Hyderabad).
- Bihar 62/8 in 16 overs (Divaker 25, Soumen 2/14, Sadik 2/12, Pranav 2/12) lost to Rajasthan 63/3 in 14.4 overs (Yash Gupta 33). MoM: Yash Gupta (Rajasthan).
- Vidarbha 61 in 15.2 overs (Balakrishna 3/12) lost to Andaman-Nicobar 62/9 in 15 overs (Balakrishna 17). MoM: Balakrishna (Andaman).
- Malaysia 74/8 in 15 overs (Amirul 28, Manikanta 2/13, Naresh 2/13) bt Tamil Nadu 75/3 in 13.2 overs (Ganesh 40 n.o, Sachit 16 n.o).
