Saqlain Shines in Super League; Kavin Cracks Double Ton in Schools; Janmesh Hits 150 While Mokshagna and Nipun Take 7 Wickets Each

Kavin Karthik

Janmesh Singh D

Mokshagna R

Hyderabad: Saqlain Arafat delivered the standout bowling performance of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s Super League on Friday, claiming 5/30 from 7.1 overs as Team ‘G’ defeated Team ‘E’ by 131 runs.

The Men’s Under-23 Emerging Players tournament featured a five-wicket haul from M. Koushik Reddy (5/59) and a century from Anirudh Srivasthan (130) of Team ‘C’ against Team ‘B.’

The Under-19 one-day Super League produced a major run-scoring spectacle, led by D. Janmesh Singh’s blistering 150 from 79 balls, including 11 fours and 12 sixes. Team ‘E’ amassed 459/5 in 50 overs, with Vikash Gupta also reaching a century with 105 from 77 balls. Jashwanth Mote responded with an unbeaten 123 from 115 balls for Team ‘C’, but Team ‘E’ prevailed via the VJD Method.

S. Nipun Reddy delivered the division’s most dominant bowling display, taking 7/25 from 9.5 overs as Team ‘A’ were bowled out for 109. Team ‘B’ then completed the chase at 110/2 in 18.3 overs. The division also featured a near-century from Nandala Aneesh, who made 99 for Team ‘F’ before being run out.

The Under-16 schools and colleges tournament produced a remarkable spread of individual excellence, headed by Kavin Kartik’s extraordinary 200 from 157 balls. His innings, containing 23 fours and two sixes, powered The Hyderabad Public School (Begumpet) to 380/5 before St Peter’s High School (Bowenpally) were dismissed for 112.

There was also a cluster of centuries: R. Divesh made 124, Allam Omkareshwar scored 118, SSR Akshath Thota 114, Gowtham Reddy 106, C. Jaya Prakash Narayan an unbeaten 102 and Rudra Rao 101. Bowling performances were equally influential, with R Mokshagna taking 7/25 and several bowlers — B. Srinadh Goud (5/17), K. Shashivardhan (5/19), Tanush Chowdary (5/26), Vedansh Polisetty (5/26), Virat Kashyap (5/32), Ajay Chandra (5/38), D. Shashanth (5/48) and Krishna Matur (5/55) — recording five-wicket hauls.

Brief Scores:

Senior Men’s Super League

Day-4

Team G 342 in 107.5 overs & 334/5 decl in 73 overs (A Takshith Rao 62, T Ravi Teja 39 n.o) bt Team E 362 in 95.3 overs & 183 in 40.1 overs (P Arvind 74, Saqlain Arafat 5/30 — 7.1-2-30-5)

Team A 348 in 83 overs & 231 in 50.5 overs lost to Team D 460 in 94.1 overs & 122/3 in 27.5 overs (Naman Agarwal 40 n.o)

Team B 600 in 138.3 overs vs Team C 242 in 77.1 overs & 129/3 in 35 overs (M Abhirath Reddy 59, Yash Satwalekar 54, Pranav Varma 89, Shaunak Kulkarni 4/90)

Under-23 emerging players tourney

Day-2

Team B 307 in 97 overs (Abdul Rafeay Bin Abdullah 135 n.o — 241b, 19x4, M. Koushik Reddy 5/59 — 23-6-59-5) vs Team C 276/9 in 87 overs (Anirudh Srivasthan 130 — 237b, 16x4, 1x6, C. S. Pavan Karthikeya 61, M Varun Tej 3/64)

BENGAL Under-19 TEAM TOUR TO HYDERABAD

Bengal U-19 133 in 23.1 overs (Ram Sen 39 n.o, Ved Reddy M 3/38) lost to Hyderabad U-19 135/6 in 27.2 overs (Arhaan Satwalekar 31, Hari Om Singh 50, Aneesh Rathi 5/36 — 9-1-36-5)

Under-19 one-day super league

Team A 109 in 25.5 overs (SSVV Nanda Kumar 34, S. Nipun Reddy 7/25 — 9.5-3-25-7) lost to Team B 110/2 in 18.3 overs (M Hansin Reddy 47)

Team E 459/5 in 50 overs (D. Janmesh Singh 150 — 79b, 11x4, 12x6, P Rishanth Reddy 61, Vikash Gupta 105 — 77b, 12x4, Syed Hidayath Hussain 73) bt Team C 232/4 in 39 overs (Jashwanth Mote 123 n.o — 115b, 17x4, 2x6, Sanyashi Shiven 35) — won by VJD Method.

Team F 311/8 in 50 overs (B Varshit Reddy 44, Aneesh Nandala 99, Devandar Reddy 30) bt Team D 275/9 (all out) in 42.5 overs (P Harshil Reddy 66, P Srinivasa Manikanta 66, Y Yogendhar Reddy 33, B Hishanth Prem Charan 35, Ritvik S 4/30)

Under-16 schools & colleges tourney

Hyderabad Public School-Begumpet 380/5 in 50 overs (Kavin Kartik 200 — 157b, 23x4, 2x6, Haad Ali Raza 44, Rishin K 67) bt St Peter’s High School-Bowenpally 112 in 39.3 overs (Ruhaan Verma 3/8, Tanmay Bhandari 3/33)

Akshara International School 215 in 47 overs (K Rithwik Reddy 40, Nakul Pokar 65, D. Shashanth 5/48) bt Sage School 77 in 16.6 overs (D Aarav 40, R. Mokshagna 7/25 — 6-1-25-7, Nakul Pokar 3/11)

Delhi Public School-Secunderabad 89 in 23 overs (Trishik Gupta 41, B. Srinadh Goud 5/17 — 8-3-17-5, D Laxman Roy 3/5) lost to Gowtham Model School-Ameerpet 92/3 in 18 overs (Devesh Jain 3/28)

Johnson Grammar School-Mallapur 75 in 23.4 overs (K. Shashivardhan 5/19 — 5-10-19-5, V Yashmith 4/18) lost to JRS International School 79 for no loss in 10.2 overs (P Adhrit 43)

Birla Open Minds International School-Kollur 38 in 16.2 overs (Tanush C. Chowdary 5/26 — 8.2-2-26-5, P Lalith Aditya 4/1) lost to Medjee Junior College-Secunderabad 39/0 in 4.4 overs.

Akshara Vaagdevi International School 75 in 20.5 overs (Vedansh Polisetty 5/26 — 6-0-26-5) lost to Gowtham Model School-Chandanagar 76/2 in 11 overs (Tansih B 42)

Pallavi Model School-Alwal 261 in 46 overs (R. Divesh 124 — 124b, 11x4, Rudra Rao 101 — 117b, 8x4, 1x6, Ajay Chandra 5/38 — 8-1-38-5) bt Karimnagar District-1 171 in 36.3 overs (Md Afridi 38, Aarush Reddy 4/32)

St Andrews High School-Bowenpally 393/6 in 50 overs (Allam Omkareshwar 118 — 87b, 14x4, 3x6, B Jaideep Raman 60, K Abhinav Kumar 48, Raman Prakash B 4/67) bt Rockwell International School 115 in 26.2 overs (Yuvraj Narthi 65, Virat Kashyap 5/32 — 7.2-2-32-5)

Indus Universal School-Sainikpuri 273/9 in 50 overs (SSR Akshath Thota 114 — 133b,12x4), G Harshith Reddy 62, IV Sathvik 4/30, T Aansh Singh 3/53) bt Slate The School-Abids 193 in 44.4 overs (Suhas Singh Thakur 47, C Prateek Raj 75, B Prabhgun Singh 3/42, G Harshith Reddy 3/38)

Crescent High School-Hafeezbaba Nagar 305/7 in 50 overs (Gourav Bhowmik 41, Ritvik Reddy B 81, Gowtham Reddy B 106 — 99b, 19x4, Krishna Matur 5/55 — 10-0-55-5) bt Panchajanya Junior College 177/8 (all out) in 39.1 overs (Y Sunith 40, V Anshul Maurya 82, Md Saif Hussain 3/37)

Gowtham World School 231 in 50 overs (Shreyas Ande 59, Sreekruthan A 53, Arjun Mahadev 39, Karthkeya Thati 4/39) lost to Hyderabad School of Excellence 232/3 in 45.1 overs (C. Jaya Prakash Narayan 102 n.o — 120b, 11x4, Karthikeya T 46, K Sai Charan 34 n.o, B Harsha Arjun 3/40)

Siddharth Public School 296 in 49.5 overs (G Vihaan 69, K Sriman 64, G Sri Vardhan 56, Devashvith Yadav 3/68) bt St Joseph’s School 159 in 22 overs (Devashvith Yadav 99, A Sai Shamanth 4/18)

Hyderabad Public School-Ramanthapur 145 in 36.5 overs (Sri Vishnu 39, Dwipad Naik 4/25) lost to Khammam District 151/3 in 23.1 overs (J Dheeraj 46, Prasanna 30)

DPS-Nadergul 127 in 28.5 overs (N Sai Anurag Rathod 30, Abhiram Reddy M 4/30, Krishna C Pathri 4/9) bt Meluha School 88 in 30.3 overs (R Harshith 3/11, N Sai Anurag Rathod 4/21)

Pallavi Model School-Boduppal 113 in 23.4 overs (Tanish 34, M Sai Samhith 4/26, Lohith Reddy 3/21) lost to St Anthony’s School-Sangareddy 114/5 in 17.4 overs (Nihal Goud 3/31)

Army Public School-Bolarum 97 in 22.5 overs (Dhruv Majhi 31, Utkarsh 3/35) lost to Hidayah Islamic International School-Mehdipatnam 99/3 in 9.2 overs (Jatin Sharma 58)

Gowtham Model School-West Marredpally 247 in 48 overs (T Nishanth 49, Kushant Neil Varma 98) bt PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya 121 in 32 overs (Hotker Varun 33, K Ishank 4/41, P Rohit 3/4)

The Gaudium School-Kollur 247 in 39.2 overs (Hemanth Reddy K 40, Ashvath R 84, G Moukshith 3/22, M Ranajai 3/48) bt GD Goenka School-LB Nagar 144/9(All out ) in 25.4 overs (Thakur Yashvardhan Singh 45, Shreejan Reddy G 4/23)

Karimnagar District-2 178 in 35 overs (A Rahul 49, Kedharnath 30, Munige Akiranandan 31, S Prathik Sai 4/21) lost to St Andrews School-Keesara 179/1 in 37 overs (Kunal 62 n.o, J Bhavyesh Naidu 82 n.o)

Vignan Vidyalaya 119 in 43 overs (Dheeraj Reddy 4/14, Micheal 3/24) lost to Cal Public School-Kapra 121/6 in 40.3 overs (Puneeth 50, Subham 3/9)

Oakridge International School-Gachibowli 258/9 in 49 overs (P Maneet 85, Kabir Khan 37, Naman Reddy 4/52) bt Delhi Public School-Khajaguda 133 in 35.1 overs (Arjun Krishna 35, Rithik Goud 4/25)

Bhavan’s Sri Aurobindo Junior College-Sainikpuri 267 in 42.2 overs (G Parthiv 62, G Siddharth 4/53) bt Zee High School-Yadadri 89 in 32.1 overs (V Vedhas 3/23)