Jamshedpur: Riding on Yuzvendra Chahal’s six-wicket haul, Haryana restricted Hyderabad to 191 in their first innings on the opening day of a Group ‘C’ Ranji Trophy match here on Thursday. Leg-spinner Chahal did not let any of the Hyderabad batsmen settle down as he wreaked havoc, finishing with impressive figures of 6 for 44. For Hyderabad, B. Sandeep top-scored with 44 after they opted to bat first upon winning the toss. Other notable contributors were K. Sumanth (35) and skipper S. Badrinath (27).
None of the other batsmen, despite reaching the double digits, could convert their scores into a big one. Besides Chahal, Sanjay Pahal (2/31) chipped in with two scalps. In Kalyani, Chhattisgarh rode on Amandeep Khare’s unbeaten century to reach 261 for 4 against Andhra. Put in to bat, Chhattisgarh lost an early wicket but one-down batsman Khare played a responsible knock of 136 not out with the help of 18 boundaries, while opener Sahil Gupta (30) also made important contribution at the top.
The two also put on a solid 67-run stand for the second wicket before Gupta got out. Khare, however, continued to play his shots and shared an unbroken 169-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Abhimanyu Chauhan (73 not out) to put Chhattisgarh in command. Andhra’s C.V. Stephen took two wickets while giving away 44 runs. In Hyderabad, opener Sandeep Pattnaik’s 123-run knock was the lone saving grace in Odisha’s dismal batting performance as Saurashtra dismissed them for 228.
