Hyderabad: P. S. Chaitanya Reddy scored a century as Andhra Bank emerged champions of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s ‘A’ Division One-day Knockout Championship. In the final played at the Gymkhana gounds here on Sunday, they defeated State Bank of India by 152 runs.
Batting first, Andhra Bank put up 310 for 9 in 45 overs thanks to Chaitanya’s 107 off 93 balls that included four boundaries and five sixes. Neeraj Bist (66) and T. Ravi Teja (37) too made good contributions even as Akash Bhandari (3/61) and T. Suman (3/59) were among the wickets.
In reply, SBI folded for a paltry 158 in 33.3 overs — Ahmed Quadri being their top-scorer with 34 — as T Ravi Teja (2/27), Amol Shinde (2/36) and Neeraj Bist (2/5) shared the spoils.
Brief scores:
A DIVISION ONE-DAY KNOCKOUTS
Final: Andhra Bank 310/9 in 45 overs (P. S. Chaitanya Reddy 107 — 93b, 4x4, 5x6, Neeraj Bist 66, T. Ravi Teja 37, Akash Bhandari 3/61, T. Suman 3/59) bt SBI 158 in 33.3 overs (Ahmed Quadri 34, T. Ravi Teja 2/27, Amol Shinde 2/36, Neeraj Bist 2/5)
Semifinals:
Andhra Bank 365/9 in 45 overs (M. Naveen Reddy 41, Ronald Roy Rodrigues 48, P. S. Chaitanya Reddy 46, T. Ravi Teja 53, A. Ashish Reddy 70, A. Abhinav Kumar 30, Ranganath B. K 3/83 ) bt Jai Hanuman 239 in 36.3 overs (G. Shashidhar Reddy 49, N. Anirudh Reddy 57, K. Rohith Rayudu 67, N. Surya Teja 31, C. Hitesh Yadav 3/34)
Cambridge XI 300/7 in 45 overs (Aamir Malik 116 — 103b, 12x4, 2x6, Rishit Sisodia 90, J. Mallikarjun 38) lost to SBI 305/5 in 41.4 overs (T. Suman 74, KSK Chaitanya 84, S. Anoop Pai 75, Akash Bhandari 23 not out)
