Venkatesh misses ton, Hyd gain lead

Hyderabad: CP Venkatesh missed century by five runs but ensured Hyderabad gain a 98-run first innings lead in the Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 match against Pondicherry here on Sunday. After dismissing Pondicherry for 160, Hyderabad were all out for 260 in their first essay. Dheeraj Goud scored a valuable 58. At close, Pondicherry were eight for one.In the senior men's under-25 state 'A' one-day trophy, Hyderabad lost to Bihar by five wickets.Brief scores: Cooch Behar Trophy (Group 'B'): Pondicherry 162 in 68.3 overs and 8/1 in 9 overs vs Hyderabad 260 in 99.3 overs (CP Venkatesh 95, Dheeraj Goud 58, Murugan Abhishek 35; KG Srivarshan 3/44, KS Hariram 3/29).BCCI senior men's U-25 state 'A' one-day trophy: Hyderabad 156 in 40 overs (Rishith Reddy 39; Vikas Jha 6/34) lost to Bihar 160/5 in 38.3 overs (Rajesh 75, Akash Raj 27).