Hyderabad: Baroda put up a top show against Hyderabad bowling as the former side finished their Day One on a commanding score (308/8) despite Mehdi Hasan’s 4/117 in the ongoing Buchi Babu tournament in Chennai.
Electing to bat, Baroda’s Abhijit Karambelkar (100) and Prabhav Thakur (79) made optimum utilisation of pitch by dismantling Hyderabad’s bowling line-up.
For Telugu side, Mehdi Hasan, although being expensive, he picked 4/117 while Akash Bhandari (2/83), M. Ravi Kiran and Amol Shinde chipped in with one wicket each.
Brief scores
Day 1:
n Baroda 308/8 in 90 Overs (Prabhav Thakar 79 — 184b, 4x4), Monil Patel 36, Abhijit Karambelkar 100 — 152b, 8x4), Mehdi Hasan 4/117, Akash Bhandari 2/83, M. Ravi Kiran 1/30, Amol Shinde 1/51) vs Hyderabad.
n Mumbai 235 in 70.3 overs (Jay Bista 39, Hardik Tamore 72 (118b, 10x4, 1x6), Ashaysar Desai 59 not out (125b, 9x4), Shivam Dubey 30, Zeeshan Ansari 5 for 78, Imtiyaz Ahmad 3 for 35) vs UPCA 43 for 1 in 17 overs (Mohd Saif 28
batting).
