A assured knock by opener Raj Biswa (64, 48b, 9×4, 3×6) set the tone for what turned out to be Meghalaya’s day as his group posted a difficult 304 after which struck fast blows to go away Hyderabad struggling at 25 for 2 on the shut of the primary day’s play throughout the Ranji Trophy Plate Group last on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on Saturday.
Biswa justified his captain Kishan Lyngdoh’s resolution to bat first, giving a sturdy begin and placing on 81 runs in 13.2 overs, when the previous made the house group’s bowling look very peculiar.
The means he square-drove to the fence and pulled pacer Kartikeya Kak over the road was a deal with to look at.
However, simply when Biswa was threatening to submit a giant rating, Tanay had him trapped lbw by one which spun again into him. He was visibly dissatisfied with the umpire’s verdict.
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His fall led to a mini collapse as Meghalaya misplaced 5 extra wickets at common intervals to be decreased to 158 for six within the forty fifth over.
If Hyderabad entertained any hopes of ending off the decrease order, it was shocked by the batters’ defiance. A seventh-wicket stand of 87 runs between Jaskirat Singh (46, 72b, 4×4), Dippu Sangma (42, 99b, 6×4, 1×6) and later hard-hitting Akash Kumar (50 n.o., 57b, 4×4, 4×6) helped Meghalaya submit what was additionally the best whole by a group in opposition to Hyderabad this season.
Tanay, although costly, accomplished his sixth five-wicket haul to cross the 50-wicket mark this season. He was ably supported by part-time off-spinners, Rohit Rayudu and captain Tilak Varma.
When Hyderabad batted, pacer Chengkam Sangma trapped Tanmay Agarwal leg-before and cleaned up Rohit Rayudu to go away the host in a spot of hassle at Stumps.
Earlier, U-19 World Cupper Abhishek Murugan couldn’t make his Ranji debut as a result of the HCA couldn’t get a clearance from the BCCI on time. This paved the way in which for left-arm spinner Rishab Baslas to play his first Ranji sport.
The scores
Meghalaya – 1st innings: R.R. Biswa lbw Tanay 64, Bonchang Sangma lbw b Rohit Rayudu 18, Swarajeet Das c & b Tilak 31, Tiwari c & b Tanay 11, Kishan Lyngdoh b Tanay 29, Jaskiraj Singh lbw b Tanay 29, Ram Gurung c Pragnay b Rishab 1, Dippu Sangma lbw b Rohit Rayudu 42, Akash Kumar not out 50, Aryan lbw b Rohit Rayudu 0, Chengkam Sangma lbw b Tanay 4.
Extras: (b-7, lb-1,) 8
Total: (allout in 83 overs) 304.
Fall of wickets: 1-81, 2-83, 3-106, 4-150, 5-156, 6-158, 7-245, 8-269, 9-279, 10-304
Hyderabad bowling: Ravi Teja 7-1-33-0, Kartikeya 7-0-38-0, Tanay 34-10-103-5, Rohit Rayudu 11-0-33-3, Rishab 15-4-54-1, Tilak 7-0-33-1, Nitesh Reddy 2-0-5-0.
Hyderabad – 1st innings: Tanmay Agarwal lbw b Chengkam 1, G. Rahul Singh batting 9, Okay. Rohit Rayudu b Chengkam 0, Tilak Varma batting 10.
Extras: (lb-4, nb-1) 5
Total: (for 2 wickets in 5 overs) 25
Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-13
Meghalaya bowling: Chengkam 3-1-9-2, Akash 1-0-7-0, Dippu 1-0-5-0.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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