Hyderabad: Opener N. Thakur Tilak Varma showcased his class by hitting an unbeaten century as Hyderabad drew with Andhra Pradesh in their Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 fourth round league match here on Saturday.
Hyderabad resumed their first innings at the overnight score of 84 for 1, rode on fine knock from Thakur who hit sixteen fours and a six to score a composed 166 from 332 deliveries as the home side finished the final day’s play at 304 for 5. Skipper. Both Hyderabad and Andhra shared one point each.
Brief scores (day-3)
n At ECIL Grounds: Andhra 460 in 154.1 overs drew with Hyderabad 304/5 in 118 overs (N. Thakur Tilak Varma 166 n.o — 332b, 16x4, 6x1), Y. Sai Varun 23, K. Sai Purnanand Rao 52, Vasu 2/103. Points: Hyderabad 1, Andhra 1.
n At NFC Grounds: Karnataka 304 & 79/3 in 45 overs (Amod S. Kaluve 32, Jasper E.J. 18 n.o) drew with Tamil Nadu 256 in 114.4 overs (P. Nirmal Kumar 49, Adhitya Muralidharan 51, Paras Gurbax Arya 4/67, Chinmay N.A. 4/49). Points: Karnataka 3, Tamil Nadu 1.
n At Gymkhana Grounds: Kerala 447/8 declared bt Goa 130 & follow on 178 in 88.2 overs (Saniketh Palkar 63, Kaushal Hattangadi 69, Akin Sathar 3/39, Akshay T.K. 3/15, Jaseer C.N. 4/44). Points: Kerala 7 & Goa 0.
