Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Plate: Pragnay, Nitesh put Hyderabad again in management towards Meghalaya

Meghalaya watched in dismay as Ok. Nitesh Reddy (122, 194b, 13×4, 4×6) and wicketkeeper-batter M. Sai Pragnay Reddy (102 n.o., 141b, 11×4, 1×6) strung collectively an excellent, 131-run stand for the seventh wicket to place Hyderabad again on high, scoring 350 runs.

It thus took a 46-run lead on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group closing on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium right here on Sunday.

Resuming on the in a single day rating of 25 for 2 in reply to Meghalaya’s 304 within the first innings, the house staff misplaced in-form southpaw G. Rahul Singh who was stunned by the additional bounce from pacer Akash Choudhary, taking an excellent return catch to make it 39 for 3 in eighth over.

Hyderabad captain Tilak Varma regarded good enjoying some beautiful strokes earlier than mistiming a pull shot off pacer Dippu Sangma to be caught at mid-on.

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Hyderabad misplaced two extra wickets with Akash sending again Chandan Sahani after which affecting an excellent run-out to ship again the well-set T. Ravi Teja. At 165 for six, Meghalaya might have hoped to grasp its first goal of taking the first-innings lead.

But, that was to not be as Nitesh and Pragnay batted in addition to they may, displaying nice cricketing self-discipline and great stroke choice. The method the 2 paced the innings below strain throughout that century stand was simply too good for the Meghalaya bowlers.

Hyderabad’s M. Sai Pragnay Reddy celebrates his century towards Meghalaya within the Ranji Trophy Plate Group closing at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
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Nitesh essayed some beautiful strokes together with a six over square-leg off Meghalaya’s greatest bowler Chengkam Sangma and cover-driving and steering Ram Gurung for 2 boundaries in a single over.

He was fortunate on 99 when his upper-cut noticed Jaskirat Singh at third-man fail to latch on off Akash. But he quickly, deservingly, accomplished his second century in his sixth match.

And, Pragnay Reddy was the extra aggressive, unleashing some lusty blows each time the bowlers erred in line and size.

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Importantly, he blended defence and offence because the innings progressed to finish his maiden Ranji century in model in his seventh match, hooking Chengkam with solely debutant and final man and debutant Rishab Baslas on the non-striker’s finish.

Ironically, Rishab was out leg-before-wicket (lbw) within the subsequent over to Dippu.

Meghalaya, within the second innings, was zero for one in 0.3 overs with left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan once more offering the breakthrough.