VVS Sarvajit
Siddharth Vasireddy
Murugan Abhishek
Hyderabad: VVS Sarvajit, Ali Kachchhi and Murugan Abhishek scored a century each to emerge top performers in Friday’s action at the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s ‘A’ Division One-Day Tournament.
Sarvajit struck an unbeaten 135 from 111 balls, including 12 fours and seven sixes, while Rahul Singh contributed 97 to power Imperial to 324/8 in 48 overs. However, Deccan Chronicle completed a commanding chase to reach 327/4 in 41.1 overs as Murugan Abhishek hit 118 from 73 balls, with seven fours and nine sixes, while Ali Kachchhi remained unbeaten on 111 from 111 balls, including 12 fours and a six.
The ‘B’ Division produced a high-scoring round led by a series of outstanding individual batting performances. Oxford Blues set the benchmark with a huge 402, powered by Avula Nikshith’s spectacular 235 from 127 balls, including 23 fours and 13 sixes.
Centuries were a recurring feature, with Rithvik Goud’s 113 from 77 balls driving Manchester to victory, B. Varshith Reddy’s 112 anchoring Brothers XI’s reply, and S. Koushik’s unbeaten 107 forming the backbone of Saleemnagar’s 262/7.
The bowling highlights were led by Hyderabad Blues’ Akash Kurre, who got 8 for 55 against Beema.
Hishanth Prem Charan returned a six-wicket haul for Medak District, while Siddharth Vasireddy also claimed six wickets for Mega City.
Apex produced the most emphatic batting performance, reaching 183/3 in only 21.3 overs to defeat Team Speed, with J. Ritik smashing an unbeaten 117 from 68 balls, including 17 fours and four sixes.
Osmania University also chased successfully, reaching 204/2 in 27.3 overs against Raju Cricket Club. S. Ashish Vardhan remained unbeaten on 109 from 96 balls, hitting 14 fours and five sixes. Team Speed’s M. Koushik Reddy had earlier struck an unbeaten 105 from 98 balls. Swargam Suraj claimed the division’s five-wicket haul with 5/30.
In the Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Districts Women’s T20 tournament, Jasmines-E registered a commanding 76-run victory over Hibiscus-B after posting 149/8 in 20 overs. Bhavishya top-scored with a valuable 56 to give Jasmines-E a competitive total, with G. Manjali and Ruksar Unnisa each claiming three wickets.
The match was ultimately decided by a devastating bowling performance from Vaishnavi Yadav, who returned 6/13 from 3.4 overs to rattle the batting line-up of Hibiscus-B, who were bowled out for 73.
Brief Scores:
HCA ‘A’ DIVISION TOURNAMENT
Imperial 324/8 in 48 overs (Rahul Singh G 97, VVS Sarvajit 135 n.o — 111b, 12×4, 7×6, Siddhu Naik 46) lost to Deccan Chronicle 327/4 in 41.1 overs (M Pratyush 34, Ali Kachchhi 111 n.o — 111b, 12×4, 1×6, Murugan Abhishek 118 — 73b, 7×4, 9×6)
‘B’ DIVISION TOURNAMENT
Oxford Blues 402 in 44.5 overs (Avula Nikshith 235 — 127b, 23×4, 13×6, S Guru Vidhwan 41, P Abhinandhan 35, Syed Mujtaba Hussain R 3/14) bt Mega City 89/9 (all out) in 19.5 overs (Siddharth Vasireddy 6/29 — 9-2-29-6)
Beema 208 in 39.3 overs (Utkarsh Bhave 62, VS Vishnu Vardhan 39, Akash Kurre 8/55 — 9-0-88-5) lost to Hyderabad Blues 214/7 in 27.5 overs (P Harshil Reddy 48, VVS Akshay Krishna 31)
Medak District 333/9 in 48 overs (Rathod Rahul Nayak 36, B Hishanth Prem Charan 63, Ganne Chandu 76, Y Kaushik Kumar 3/49, Syed Azizuddin 3/31, Bhagya Prasad 3/64) bt CCOB 187 in 40 overs (G Murali Akshith 55, Nihal Reddy N 38, P Charan Teja 34, Hishanth Prem Charan 7/36 — 10-1-37-6)
Adilabad District 300/8 in 46 overs (Ade Santosh 71, G Ashrith 52, Shahnawaz Azeez 77 n.o, R Sai Charan 37) bt Brothers XI 235/8 in 46 overs (B. Varshith Reddy 112 — 102b, 8×4, 5×6, Vasu Dev Sahoo 51)
West Marredpally 237/7 in 47 overs (Homavedh Peta 37, Abhiram Dakoji 46, Mohd Alishaan Ali 44, Subham Tripathy 39) lost to Manchester 240/7 in 41.5 overs (Jeevan 40, Rithvik Goud 113 — 77b, 15×4, 2×6, Priyansh 57, Subham 3/62)
Saleemnagar 262/7 in 50 overs (R Harshith Goud 39, G Harshavardhan Reddy 55, S. Koushik 107 — 135b, 9×4, 1×6) bt Galaxy 144/9 (all out) in 25.3 overs (K Sravan 30, U Atharv 3/44, B Samaksh 4/32)
Raju Cricket Club 202/9 (all out) in 41.4 overs (Sreekruthan A 38, S Gaurav Reddy 3/46) lost to Osmania Univ 204/2 in 27.3 overs (S. Ashish Vardhan 109 n.o — 96b, 14×4, 5×6, KJ Dheeraj Reddy 69 n.o)
Team Speed 180/8 (all out) in 36.1 overs (M. Koushik Reddy 105 n.o — 98b, 12×4, 4×6, Swargam Suraj 5/30 — 7.1-1-30-5) lost to Apex 183/3 in 21.3 overs (J. Ritik 117 n.o — 68b, 17×4, 4×6, P Shaunak Ram 35)
Ensconse 346/5 in 42 overs (Musharaf Ali 43 n.o, Huzaifa Imran Khan 81, K Pranay 57, Mohd Azharuddin 84) bt Gouds XI 195 in 40.3 overs (Abhishek Yadav 34, Naksh Reddy 31, N Pranav 34, Satyanarayana K 34, Mahaveerdev G 3/46)
Khammam District 193 in 42.3 overs (Bunny Jagam 75, M Shiva Nagendra Kumar 34, N Nitesh Naik 4/27) lost to Mahmood 197/5 in 31.1 overs (Akhileshwar Reddy S 40, N Chetan Reddy 47, K Akhil 38 n.o)
Postal 113 in 25.2 overs (N Sudheev Venkat 4/25, Mohd Taha Sajid 3/16) lost to Kosaraju 115/2 in 12.5 overs (Seshikanth Reddy K 33, Jaikeerth Reddy 62 n.o)
Continental 146 in 36 overs (Mohd Mosiq Uddin 65 n.o, Daiwik Khatri 3/41) lost to Hyderabad Union 147/7 in 28.4 overs (Sidharth K 53, Daiwik Khatri 40)
PKMCC 140/9 (all out) in 31.3 overs (Abhay Gopinathan Nair 31, B Aayush Goud 69, J Akhil Naik 3/49, C Durga Prasad 4/22) lost to Vijay Hanuman 141/2 in 17.1 overs (C Lehar Vishal 32, K Sree Avinash 50 n.o)
Hyderabad Titans 219/9 in 43.4 overs (T Shiva Rama Krishna 79, Rohan Boppana 41, Medhansh Agarwal 3/27) lost to Venus Cybertech 220/9 in 44 overs (Lakshay Lal 42, Varshith G 42, Devender Reddy 50 n.o, Yoginath U 3/24, Sri Harsha 3/55)
Sri Chakra claimed walkover as Rakesh XI did not turn up for the match.
HYDERABAD, RANGA REDDY & DISTRICTS WOMEN’S T20
Jasmines-E 149/8 in 20 overs (Bhavishya 56, G Manjali 3/28, Ruksar Unnisa 3/19) bt Hibiscus-B 73 in 16.4 overs (Vaishnavi Yadav K 6/13 — 3.4-0-13-6)
Marigold-H 189/4 in 20 overs (M Akshita Goud 83, M Sri Chaithra 69 n.o) bt Orchids-F 141/6 in 20 overs (D Shravani 52)
Orchids-F 196/4 in 20 overs (B Geethika Priyadareshini 63, V Jeniksha 56, D Shravani 41 n.o) bt Roses-A 84 in 18.1 overs (T Greeshma 35, Lakshmi A Buragadda 3/16)
Roses-A 98/7 in 20 overs (Sai Sahasra C 31 n.o, T Sanjana Sai Sri 4/3) lost to Marigold-H 100/4 in 15.4 overs.
Roses-A 97/8 in 20 overs lost to Lotus-G 98/2 in 15 overs (Deepshika Bokka 45 n.o, Tamana Kak 30 n.o)
Tulips-D 111/8 in 20 overs bt Lillies-C 59 in 15.2 overs (Hanvitha Barla 3/13, K Krishna Priya 4/7)
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