Abhirath’s double ton puts Hyderabad on top

Hyderabad: Opener M Abhirath Reddy smashed 211 (243b, 24x4, 3x6) to put Hyderabad in command on the second day of the All India Buchi Babu Invitation cricket tournament in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Resuming at their overnight 52/0, openers Tanmay Agarwal and Abhirath added 75 runs before the former departed. Abhirath then added 109 runs with captain Thakur Tilak Varma for the second wicket and 107 runs with Rohit Rayudu (34) for the third wicket to guide Hyderabad to 439/5 at stumps.Hyderabad lead by 232 runs. Middle-order batter K Hima Teja chipped in with a 50.
Brief scores: Madhya Pradesh CA 207 in 74.5 overs vs Hyderabad CA 439/5 in 103 overs (M Abhirath Reddy 211, Hima Teja 50).
Jayanth bowls Osmania to victory
B Jayanth Reddy wreaked havoc and his haul of 7/12 helped Osmania University defeat Elegant by 92 runs in the HCA A2 division two-day league match.
MP Blues’ Raju returned 5/41 in his side’s 37-run win over HUCC while Shaurya hit 132 in Sungrace’s three-wicket win over Beema.
Brief scores (A2 div two-day, Group A): Manikumar 154 in 48.4 (Mohammed Rafeeque 5/12) lost to Kishore & Sons 158/9 in 54.1 overs (Suraj Meena 4/19). MP Blues 141 in 43 overs bt HUCC 104 in 41.2 overs (Raju 5/41). Beema 305 in 80.5 overs lost to Sungrace 309/7 in 74.3 overs (Shaurya 132). Deccan Blues 199 in 52.4 bt Sree Shyam 144 in 49 overs (P Nikhil Reddy 4/32). Rakesh XI 345 in 88.2 overs bt Cheerful Chums 290 in 80.5 overs (Shiva Rama Krishna 90, Ritesh Sai 63, B Rohan 63). Group C: Manchester 207 in 46.1 overs (Sarvajith 77) bt Cosmos 204 in 50 overs (Rajiv Reddy 79, Mohit Sai 58). Hyd Cricket Academy 281 in 81.4 overs lost to Venus Cybertech 282/8 in 76.5 overs (Mithul Gardas 95, Aditya Vardhan 62). Nizam CC 401/8 in 90 overs bt Ours 241 in 69.3 overs (Goutham 68, Ram Charan 57). Redhills 212 in 55.5 overs lost to Mahadev 213/5 in 50.3 overs (UV Abhinav 94). Group E: Osmania146 in 47.3 overs bt Elegant 54 in 21.4 overs (B Jayanth Reddy 7/12). Young Masters 175 in 55.4 overs bt Sagar XI 148 in 57.2 overs (Swaran 51; Akshith Reddy 4/31). Nalgonda 270 in 50.3 overs bt Telangana 265 in 50 overs (C Nikhil Yadav 92, Nikhil Parwani 54*; Vishnu Vardhan Reddy 4/54). Deccan Arsenals 177 in 71.3 overs lost to New Blues 178/8 in 64 overs (Mahesh 51). Balaji Colts 288 in 72.1 overs bt Southern Stars 221 in 77.3 overs (Ashish Sawariya 95; M Hansin Reddy 4/48). U-16 boys inter-school & college (knockouts): Chirec International, Kondapur 171/6 in 30 overs (Tanush Mani 73, Mayank 50) bt Silver Oaks International, Bachupally 98 in 20.1 overs. Sri Chaitanya School, E Marredpally 228/5 in 40 overs (Ram Charan 104) lost to Delhi PS, Nacharam 232/5 in 38 overs (Reyansh 56, Hrushith 76). Hyd School Excellence, Bandlaguda 135/7 in 35 overs (B Sakshith Ram 74) lost to Gowtham JC, Jeedimetla 139/2 in 20.1 overs (Naman Choudhary 60). Senior women’s T20: Team C 114/9 in 20 overs lost to Team B 115/8 in 19.1 overs (Mamatha 59). Team D 136/1 in 20 overs (G Hasini 56, Anuradha Nayak 53) bt Team F 111/7 in 20 overs (CS Sadhvi 4/21). Team E 77/7 in 20 overs (Rig Vedasree 4/14) lost to Team A 78/5 in 13.2 overs. U-19 women’s T20: Team A 95/6 in 20 overs lost to Team L 96/7 in 20 overs. Team B 121/6 in 20 overs (Hiral Joshi 48) lost to Team K 122/3 in 16.4 overs (K Nidhi 70*). Team E 87 in 18.3 overs (K Tejaswini 40) bt Team H 39 in 13.1 overs (Triveni 4/6). Team F 125/6 in 20 overs (Shaik Sheema 51) bt Team H 44 in 16.4 overs. Team D 121/5 in 20 overs (Sandhya Gora 71) bt Team I 92/4 in 20 overs. Team J 120/5 in 20 overs (Darshini 51) bt Team C 118/4 in 20 overs (Niteesha 65).