Hyderabad: Hyderabad amassed a 353-run lead after wrapping up Punjab for 196 on the third day of the Vijay Merchant Trophy quarterfinals being played at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh on Monday.
At stumps, Hyderabad were 94 for no loss in 37 overs with first innings centurion N. Thakur Tilak Varma batting on 56 and A. Vaishnava Reddy unbeaten on 36.
Earlier, Punjab were blown away by Divesh Singh’s fierce spell which read as 21-2-41-5. D. Saisargvi and Trishank Gupta played supporting roles in the team’s cause by picking 2 wickets each.
Brief scores:
n Hyderabad 455 in 148.4 overs (N. Thakur Tilak Varma 182 (344b,26x4,2x6), Owais Abdul Wahed 101 (197b, 16x4), Prateek Reddy 59; Anurag Watts 4/101, Madhav Singh 4/121) & 94 for no loss in 37 overs (A. Vaishnva Reddy batting 36, N. Thakur Tilak Varma batting 56) vs Punjab 196 in 183 overs (Anshul Chaudhary 44, Nehal Wadhere 58; D. Saisargvi 2/67, Divesh Singh 5/41 (21-2-41-5), Trishank Gupta 2/26).
