Chaurasia’s double century puts Sporting XI in control

Hyderabad: Sagar Chaurasia scored an unbeaten 245 (329b, 4x32, 6x3) to put Sporting XI on top on the second day of their HCA A Division three-day league match against Ensconse on Wednesday. Replying to Ensconse’s 245, Sporting XI were 518 for two with A Takshith Rao also helping himself to 131 (138b, 4x21, 6x2).P Gaurav Reddy (192; 314b, 4x24, 6x2), Ajay Dev Goud (125; 160b, 4x17, 6x5), S Dheeraj Goud (150; 218b, 4x18, 6x2), K Himateja (151*, 228b, 4x17, 6x1), B Sumanth (148; 239b, 4x19, 6x1), Chandan Sahani (129; 94b, 4x13, 6x8) also weighed in with centuries while Ch Madhuveer Reddy (6/143), Ilyan Sathani (5/21) and Saqlain Arafat (5/56) had good outings with the ball.There were some notable performances in the B division two-day league too. Shaumik Kapoor scored an unbeaten 123 (239b, 4x19) as Zinda Tilismath defeated Hyderabad Titans by five wickets. Vikas’ 103 (138b, 4x16, 6x1) helped Vijay Hanuman defeat National by one wicket. B Kamal Yadav’s 166 (131b, 4x16, 6x10) upstaged P Shiva’s 140 (149b, 4x16, 6x3) as Future Star defeated Visaka CC. Likith Karthik’s 112 (197b, 4x15, 6x1) helped Beema CC tie with Postal.Bhupendra Kumar (5/10), Shaik Afreed (5/21), Utkarsh Jain (5/42), E Geeta Krishna (5/52) and Abhay Swaroop (5/58) shone with the ball. Brief scores: A Division (three-day): AOC 218 & 145 in 49.2 overs (Shivam Tiwari 52; Saqlain Arafat 5/56) vs Deccan Chronicle 138 in 47.4 overs (M Pratyush Kumar 85no) & 17/0 in 10 overs. Income Tax 530/8 decl in 135.3 overs (P Gaurav Reddy 192, Ajay Dev Goud 125) vs Cambridge XI 138/3 in 42 overs (B Venkat Sai Sampath 53). Ensconse 245 in 62.2 overs vs Sporting XI 518/2 in 109 overs (Sagar Chaurasia 245*, A Takshith Rao 131, Ankur Tiwari 77). Hyderabad Bottling 216 & 23/3 in 9 overs vs R Dayanand 371 in 112 overs (P Raghava 81, S Dheeraj Goud 150, Lokesh 40). MP Colts 217 & 102/6 in 34 overs vs Jai Hanuman CC 205 in 64.4 overs (N Anirudh Reddy 41). SBI 405 in 96.2 overs (B Sumanth 148) vs BDL 310/5 in 81 overs (K Himateja 151*, Bhagath Varma 62). EMCC 688/6 decl in 110.5 overs (S Rohit Reddy 74, B Sacheit 50) vs Continental 187 in 52.1 overs (B Nishanth Yadav 52, M Sai Prateek 57; Harish Thakur 4/33) & 17/1 in 3.4 overs. Budding Star 589 in 170.3 overs (Bhavesh Seth 97, Mir Jaweed Ali 84, Rishikesh Sisodia 52, M Ruthik Yadav 77*; CH Madhuveer Reddy 6/143) vs India Cements 11/3 in 8.4 overs. Evergreen 223 & 434/8 in 85 overs (Vignesh Agarwal 42, Chandan Sahani 129(94b,13x4,8x6), Ishan Sharma 98, G Aniketh Reddy 43, Ilyaan Sathani 43) vs Combined Districts 112 in 35.4 overs (Ilyan Sathani 5/21).B Division (two-day): Venus Cybertech CC 221 in 54 overs (P Aryan Raj 74, Aryan Parakh 71; Utkarsh Jain 5/42) lost to Jai Bhagwathi CC 225/5 in 53.1 overs (Y Anish Raj 42, Likith Reddy 51, V Sunil 43*). Hyderabad Titans CC 254 in 83.1 overs lost to Zinda Tilismath CC 255/5 in 77.3 overs (Shaumik Kapoor 123no, Varun Vinod 59). Ours CC 287/8 in 90 overs lost to Medak District 288/5 in 65.1 overs (M Sandeep Raj 64, Mohd Nayum 62; M Deepanshu 58no). National CC 297 in 86.3 overs lost to Vijay Hanuman CC 300/9 in 75.2 overs (Mohd Zaveed 44, Mustafa Malik Khan 61; S Vikas 103). Hyderabad Blues CC 472/7 in 90 overs bt Secunderabad Nawabs CC 198 in 69.2 overs. Future Star CC 402/8 in 70 overs (B Kamal Yadav 166) bt Visaka CC 318 in 66.5 overs (P Shiva 140, A Vigneshwar 50; M Sai Karthikeya 4/71). Balaaji CC 251 in 52.5 overs bt Charminar CC 144 in 58.4 overs (MA Rehman Baig 71; E Geeta Krishna 5/52). Nizamabad District 284 in 76.5 overs bt Rakesh XI 271 in 83.2 overs (A Mani Kiran 82, B Pranav Naik 51,M Vamshi Reddy 46). HUCC 170 in 57.3 overs lost to Rohit XI 172/7 in 46.1 overs (B Balaji 4/70). Deccan Blues CC 298 in 78.3 overs bt Sri Shyam CC 253 in 78 overs (Swaran Reddy 58, K Arjun Satwik Reddy 93no, S Aryan Raj 49; Abhay Swaroop 5/58). Postal 282 in 68.1 overs tied Beema CC 282 in 90 overs (A Jairam Kashyap 51, Likith Karthik 112; N Jyothi Sai Krishna 4/42). Marredpally CC 213 in 64.4 overs bt Mega City CC 134 in 61.1 overs (Shiva Ramakrishna 43; Bhupendra Kumar 5/10). Crown CC 202 in 60.1 overs lost to Warangal District 203/6 in 38 overs (A Raj Kumar 61). CCOB 351/8 in 90 overs bt Cheerful Chums CC 104 in 32 overs (Shaik Afreed 5/21, Ashish Sawariya 4/6).