Maheep, Bhui rescue Andhra

Visakhapatnam: Opener K Maheep Kumar, who made his debut in the last match scored 81 and captain Ricky Bhui (79*) is holding the fort as Andhra posted 260 for seven against Kerala on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match at the ACA-PVG Raju sports complex, Vizianagaram on Friday. Debutant K Revanth Reddy failed to open his account after Andhra chose to bat, but Maheep added 48 for the second wicket with K Ashwin Hebbar (28) and 77 for the third with GH Vihari (24). Ashwin and Vihari failed to build on good starts. Hebbar became debutant medium pacer Akhil Scaria’s first victim. Maheep was taken by Vaisakh Chandran and his 81 runs came off 157 balls with 12 fours. Bhui played a patient innings (133b, 12x4) and with Karan Shinde (43), grafted a century stand for the fifth wicket that kept Kerala bowling at bay. But then Andhra lost three quick wickets. Akshay Chandran separated them.Brief scores: Andhra 260/7 in 89.3 overs (K Maheep Kumar 81, Ricky Bhui 79*, Karan Shinde 43, Ashwin Hebbar 28) vs Kerala.TNN
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