Hyderabad: Evergreen batsman Kumar Aditya fell two runs short of what would have been a fine century in Wednesday’s action of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s top division league matches here.
Aditya was run out for a nervous 98 as Evergreen made 274 against Hyderabad Bottling on the first day of their three-day match. Vikram Naik contributed 57 to the team’s total. Aditya’s 155-ball innings contained 11 fours and a six.
In another match, Akash Bhandari made 83 as State Bank of India took the lead against Andhra Bank on the second day. KSK Chaitanya hit 58 as SBI replied to their rival’s 175 with 270 for 6 by close on the second day.
Brief scores: Three-day league
Day-2
Andhra Bank 175 in 50.3 overs vs SBI 270/6 in 22 overs (KSK Chaitanya 58, Akash Bhandari 83, Amol Shinde 3/100)
Day-1
Evergreen 274 in 76.4 overs (Vikram Naik 57, Kumar Aditya 98, E. Jayaram Reddy 3/82, Md Abrar 3/45) vs Hyderabad Bottling 42 for no loss in 11 overs.
