Hyderabad: P. Akshath Reddy and A. T. Rayudu led Hyderabad to a 19-run win over Goa in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty-20 cricket tournament South Zone league match played at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh.
Akshath hit a 40-ball 64 that included five fours and three sixes while Rayudu contributed 44 as Hyderabad made a strong 181 for 5 while batting first. Chasing, Goa found mediumpacer M. Ravi Kiran (4 for 23) too hot to handle.
Brief scores
n Hyderabad 181/5 in 20 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 31, P. Akshath Reddy 64, A. T. Rayudu 44, Felix Alemao 2/35, Shadab Jakati 2/39) bt Goa 162/9 in 20 overs (Amog Desai 21, Sagun Kamat 47, Keenan 33, Shadab Jakati 20, Mehdi Hasan 2/28, Mohd Siraj 2/37, M. Ravi Kiran 4/23).
n Karnataka 156/8 in 20 overs (Stuart Binny 47, K.V. Sashikanth 3/32) lost to Andhra Pradesh 157/3 in 18.2 overs (Ricky Bhui 46*, Ashwin Hebbar 35).
n Tamil Nadu 184/4 in 20 overs (Dinesh Karthik 71, N. Jagadeesan 35*, B. Aparajith 34*) bt Kerala 149/7 in 20 overs (Sachin Baby 51, Salman Nazir 38, K. B. Arun Karthick 31, K. Vignesh 5/23).
