Hyderabad: Hyderabad secured three points after their match against Kerala ended in a draw in the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under 16 cricket match played at the Gymkhana Grounds in the city. In their match against Kerala, Hyderabad declared their second innings at 160 for 3, setting a target of 276 for the visitors. P. Shiva (54 n.o) and Y. Sai Varun (64) scored half-centuries for the home side.
In reply, Kerala’s batting unit did put up a good show in comparison to their first innings but finished at 190 for 6 in 72 overs when the stumps were drawn for the final day’s play. Albin Binu (62), Rohan Nair (52 n.o) did well for Kerala while home side’s D. Sai Sragvi and K. Sai Purnanand Rao shared four wicket equally as Hyderabad fetched three points by the virtue of first innings lead while Kerala settled for one.
At NFC Grounds, a defiant knock from Lakshya Jain (97) helped Tamil Nadu salvage draw against Andhra Pradesh. At the end of last day’s play Tamil Nadu finished at 388 for 9 as both Andhra and Tamil Nadu shared two points equally. Meanwhile, the match between Goa and Karnataka at the ECIL Grounds too ended in a draw as Karnataka pocketed three points while Goa returned with one.
Brief scores (Day-3)
Hyderabad 266 & 160/3 declared in 56 overs (N. Sathwik Reddy 23, P. Shiva 54 n.o, Y. Sai Varun 64, Abi Biju 2/45) drew with Kerala 151 & 190/6 in 72 overs (Omer Abubacker 23, Albin Binu 62, Rohan Nair 52 n.o, D. Sai Sragvi 2/25, K. Sai Purnanand Rao 2/41). Points: Hyderabad 3, Kerala 1.
Andhra 509 drew with Tamil Nadu 388/9 in 153 overs (Lakshay Jain 97 — 288b, 12x4, R. Vimal Kumar 37, Manav Parakh 55, A. Ranjan 37, P. Nirmal Kumar 31, Vasu 3/109). Points: Andhra 1, Tamil Nadu 1.
Goa 217 & 131/3 in 68 overs (Shvbham Sanjay Gajinkar 29, Kushal Hattangadi 34, Ayush Deepak Verlekar 35 n.o) drew with Karnataka 348/3 declared in 80.5 overs (Amod S. Kaluve 128 — 243b, 18x4, Yashwanth B.N. 175 — 226b, 29x4, 6x1, Shadab Khan 2 for 77). Points: Karnataka 3, Goa 1.
