Ranji Trophy: HP take 142-run lead against Hyderabad

GUWAHATI: Himachal Pradesh staged a comeback and were 232/6 in their Group C Ranji Trophy match against Hyderabad, taking their overall lead to 142 runs with four wickets remaining on Saturday.

Bowled out for 36 in their first innings, Himachal managed to limit Hyderabad to 126 all out with seamer Rishi Dhawan returning impressive figures of 7/50 at the Barsapara Stadium.

At stumps on the third and penultimate, Himachal Pradesh's Robin Bist was unbeaten on 50, while Mayank Dagar was batting on 4.

Paras Dogra top-scored for the hosts with 57 off 101 balls with the help of seven boundaries.

Bist hit four boundaries and two sixes while facing 113 balls.