Khush Is Top Performer With All-Round Show in Cricket League

Hyderabad:Khush Agarwal emerged the top performer of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s leagues as he followed up his century on Thursday with a five-wicket haul in Friday’s action.

Mahadev Cricket Club benefited from an outstanding allround contribution from Khush, who scored 100 and later claimed 5/73 from 18 overs, including five maidens to help his side defeat Karimnagar District by 220 runs in a ‘B’ Division match.

The ‘A’ Division produced a strong run-scoring display, led by Deccan Wanderers’ commanding chase against Combined District-2. P. Nitish Reddy struck a power-packed 87-ball 137 with 18 fours and five sixes, while Harshit Choudhary remained unbeaten on 115 from 114 balls, including 17 fours and a six.

EMCC also completed a successful chase, with A. Avanish Rao making a 109-ball 113, while Rishikesh Bodugum’s unbeaten 100 from 97 balls powered MP Colts past Central Excise.

Balaaji posted the Division’s biggest total, reaching 365/9, while UBI and Imperial also crossed 400, making run accumulation a defining feature of the round. UBI amassed 461/7 against Charminar and Imperial made 428/6 against Gemini Friends.

Bowling highlights were led by K. Sri Harsha, who claimed 5/66 for Balaaji against AOC, while Shaik Azhar returned 6/43 in Combined District-1’s 32-run victory over SCRSA.

Overall, the round featured a mixture of dominant batting performances, sizeable totals and clinical bowling spells, with several teams demonstrating the ability to control matches through either sustained scoring or disciplined attacks.

In the ‘B’ Division, Postal survived a high-scoring contest against Kosaraju, with Shaik Rehaan Roshan producing the round’s highest individual score in the division — a patient 119 from 178 balls, containing 13 fours and a six. Postal’s 389 ultimately proved enough to defeat Kosaraju’s 359.

Deccan Arsenals and Nizamabad District registered large victories after setting substantial totals, while Telangana and Zinda Tilismath were similarly well served by their bowling attacks.

The bowling department produced several major hauls. Ujjwal Yadav’s remarkable 6/13 from 11 overs, including seven maidens, was the most economical standout of the round. Naren Koka returned 5/20, G. Chaitra Sandeep (5/31), M. Sai Ganesh (5/39) and J. Gaurav Nag took 5/41.

WMCC featured two five-wicket hauls in the same match, with Karthik Kuchipudi taking 5/39 and Subham Tripathi getting 5/44.

At the other end of the scale, several matches were decided by narrow chases, including Nalgonda District’s five-wicket win over Mega City and Hyderabad Blues’ three-wicket success against Beema.

Brief Scores:

‘A’ Division (Two-Day)

Round-7, Day-2:

Combined District 2 280in 71.3 overs lost to Deccan Wanderers 281/1 in 37.5 overs (P. Nitish Reddy 137 — 87b, 18x4, 5x6, Harshit Choudhary 115 n.o — 114b, 17x4, 1x6)

Deccan Chronicle 221 in 54.1 overs lost to EMCC 224/6 in 47.3 overs (A. Avanish Rao 113 — 109b, 13x4, 3x6, Harish Thakur 32 n.o, C. V. Milind 3/30)

Central Excise 211 in 57.4 overs lost to MP Colts 213/4 in 36 overs (Rishikesh Bodugum 100 n.o — 97b, 12x4, 4x6, Mickil Jaiswal 40)

Combined District 1 209in 47 overs bt SCRSA 177 in 40.3 overs (B. Yashwanth 42, Shaik Khaja Mohiddhin 35, Shaik Azhar 6/43 — 15.3-3-43-6, D. Mandeep Singh 4/74)

Balaaji 365/9 in 87 overs bt AOC 244 in 58.2 overs (Shivam Tiwari 72, Sachin Shinde 49, Mohit Mann 41, Shubham Sharma 4/50, K. Sri Harsha 5/66 — 17-2-66-5)

Evegreen 355/9 in 80 overs bt Budding Star 189 in 52.1 overs (G. Rithish Reddy 43, SV Adithya Varma 39, Ilyaan Sathani 3/38, VM Dhanush 3/37)

SBI 151 in 47.3 overs lost to Hyderabad Bottling 152/6 in 38 overs (G. Aryan Reddy 71, Ahwinan Ram 33)

UBI 461/7 in 90 overs bt Charminar 232 in 47.1 overs (Karan Yadav 70, Satwik Reddy 59, Bhavesh Seth 64, Nithin Nayak 3/14)

Imperial 428/6 in 90 overs bt Gemini Friends 251 in 65.3 overs (Chirag Yadav 39, Sriniketh 87, Aryan Cariappa 83)

‘B’ Division (Two-Day)

Round-7, Day-2:

Mahadev 419/9 in 90 overs (Khush Agarwal 100) bt Karimnagar District 199 in 49.2 overs (G. Nithin Reddy 44, N. Sarthak 32, Syed Aqdaam Ahmed 33, Khush Agarwal 5/73 — 18-5-73-5, Hari Lakshmi Naga Aditya 4/37)

Khalsa 197 in 68.4 overs bt Cheerful Chums 114 in 48 overs (Sai Surajh Dasari 48, Ujjwal Yadav 6/13 — 11-7-13-6)

Postal 389 in 85.5 overs bt Kosaraju 359 in 89.5 overs (Shaik Rehaan Roshan 119 — 178b, 13x4, 1x6, Lokesh Myaka 66, B. Bipin Kumar 41, Sudheev Venkat Neerukonda 38, Surya Kiran G 4/53)

Nizamabad District 326 in 77.2 overs bt National 102 in 43.5 overs (Manish D 35, Naren Koka 5/20 — 13.5-4-20-5)

Zinda Tilismath 296 in 90 overs bt Concorde 128 in 36.1 overs (G. Chaitra Sandeep 5/31 — 11.1-2-31-5)

Deccan Arsenals 428/9 in 90 overs bt Classic 161 in 33.5 overs (Sarthak Khadse 33, Pranay Aheer 57, M. Sai Ganesh 5/39 — 11-1-39-5, G. Swaroop Stephen 3/19)

Telangana 329 in 79.5 overs bt Jai Bhagwathi 118 in 31.1 overs (J. Gaurav Nag 5/41, Akula Sai Ganesh 4/15)

WMCC 187 in 66.4 overs bt Manchester 151 in 33 overs (Subham Tripathi 5/44 — 10-1-44-5, Karthik Kuchipudi 5/39 — 8-2-39-5)

Crown 351 in 72 overs bt MCC 185 in 46.1 overs (Vinayak P Kaliyath 64, Sanyasi Shiven 41, Samhith V 32, Adersh Kumar 4/35)

New Blues 301 in 67.5 overs bt Visaka 263 in 82 overs (Arjun Mahadev 41, Md Nadeem Khan 3/38, M. Rishi Kumar 4/61)

Mega City 259 in 79.4 overs lost to Nalgonda District 262/5 in 50 overs (Jaswanth K 73, Adi Mani Kiran 68, P Sainath 45, MA Shoeb Amaan 36 n.o)

Raju Cc 269 in 53.3 overs lost to Osmania University 271/7 in 75.2 overs (S. Ashish Vardhan 65, Noor Akmal 66, K. Sthithapragnya 3/29)

Vijay Hanuman 335 in 82.1 overs bt PKMCC 256 in 78.2 overs (V. Anirudh Naik 33, K. Surender Seervi 38, T. Deekshith 95, Dhruva Advaith 3/68)

Sri Chakra 227 in 66.2 overs bt Rakesh XI 205 in 66.2 overs (Midun Mote 34, M. Durga Ujjwal 4/47, Shaik Abdul Sabur 3/56, V. Sandeep 3/44)

Secunderabad Nawabs 157 in 56.3 overs lost to Oxford Blues 158/7 in 35 overs (Avula Nikshith 33, Basheer Md 3/35)

Sayi Satya 157 in 47.5 overs lost to Rohit XI 161/4 in 29.3 overs (Jatin S 56, Adit S 44)

Beema 189 in 58.5 overs lost to Hyderabad Blues 192/7 in 53.3 overs (Naman Choudhary 39, Daksh Goel 3/33)