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Rajiv Gandhi All India Under 19 T20: Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan in semis

Hyderabad won a low-scoring game against Vidarbha.

Hyderabad: Hosts Hyderabad maintained their form to make the semifinals of the sixth edition of the Rajiv Gandhi All India Under 19 Twenty20 cricket championship along with Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Cricket Federation of Hyderabad (CFH) teams on Saturday.

Hyderabad beat Vidarbha by 44 runs; Tamil Nadu got the better of Cricket Federation of India by a 78-run margin; CFH defeated Chennai by 19 runs while Rajasthan beat Bangladesh narrowly (by 4 runs) to make the next grade.

Sudan was the star performer of the day. He struck a century (103 not out) to help Tamil Nadu post a strong 181 for 3 before they pinned down CFI to 103/7.

Hyderabad won a low-scoring game against Vidarbha. Batting first, the hosts made 123 for 9 and then bowled Vidarbha out for 79 as Suchit Kaudinya and Shashank took four and three wickets respectively.

Brief scores
Tamil Nadu 181/3 in 20 overs (Sudan 103 n.o, Ganesh 50) bt CFI 103/7 in 20 overs (Arfat 32, Manigandam 2/11, Sharan 3/18).
Hyderabad 123/9 in 20 overs (Shashank 33, Owais 21, Tushar Pawar 20) bt Vidarbha 79/ (Suchit Kaundinya 4/18, Shashank 3/24, Vishal 2/13)
CFH 110/9 in 20 overs (Vignesh 25, Mannas 27, Sriraj 2/19, Benjiman 2/21) bt Chennai 91/9 in 20 overs (K. Ajith 32, Vignesh 2/18, Karthikeya 2/18)
Rajasthan 108/9 in 20 overs (Sadiq 30, Amarty 3/19, Sartaj 2/15) bt Bangladesh 104/4 in 20 overs (Sartaj 51, Imran 36, Rajamani 3/21)
Malaysia 125/8 in 20 overs (Aslam Khan 21, Shamhul 26, Shiva 2/20, Ashwik 2/20) bt Andhra 57 (Vamshi 22, Aslam Afiq 3/5, Vijay 3/12)
Telangana 62 (Ghewarchand 3/11) lost to Bangalore 65/2 (Prashant 20, Karthik 2/13)
Bihar 106/5 in 20 overs (Divyakar 28, Rahul 27, Kamal 3/19) bt Haryana 76/9 (Neeraj 36, Divyakar 3/6).

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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