Hyderabad: Anirudh Naik took a five-wicket haul as Hyderabad Under-16 began their BCCI Vijay Merchant Trophy campaign against Odisha in Shimoga on Saturday.
Anirudh took 5 for 39 as Odisha were all out for 243 in 78.1 overs. Odisha’s batting effort was led by Suraj Jaiswal’s 69, with Midhansu Das making 46 and Sideswar Bag 40. Hyderabad had reached 31 for no loss in nine overs by the end of the day.
In the BCCI Women’s Under-23 Trophy being played at Raipur, Maharashtra started with a comprehensive 92-run victory over Hyderabad, combining a competitive batting effort with disciplined bowling. Dnyanda Nikam, Ishwari Savkar and Shweta Sawant all made valuable contributions as Maharashtra posted 160/8 in 20 overs despite leg-spinner G. Trisha’s 4 for 17.
The bowling attack then dismantled Hyderabad for just 68 in 17.5 overs as Shivanshi Kapoor claimed 3/10.
Back home, the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s ‘C’ Division tournament produced two notable individual performances, led by Sekhar Addanki’s outstanding 129 for Mahesh Cricket Club. His 83-ball innings featured 14 fours and seven sixes and helped his team to a formidable 329 in 46.3 overs. In reply, Manikumar were out for 177.
Akula Rajashekar delivered the division’s other standout performance, claiming 5/45 for MP Sporting to dismiss Lords for 158, but MP Sporting chased the target, reaching 159/6 in 32.2 overs.
Brief Scores:
VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY
Round-1 at Shimoga: Odisha 243 in 78.1 overs (Midhansu Das 46, Suraj Jaiswal 69, Sideswar Bag 40, Syed Waleed 3/43, Anirudh Naik 5/39 — 16.1-4-39-5) vs Hyderabad 31 for no loss in 9 overs.
WOMEN’S UNDER-23 TROPHY
Round-1 at Raipur: Maharashtra 160/8 in 20 overs (Dnyanda Nikam 36, Ishwari Savkar 33, Shweta Sawant 33, G. Trisha 4/17) bt Hyderabad 68 in 17.5 overs (K. Nidhi 34, Shivanshi Kapoor 3/10)
HCA ‘C’ DIVISION ONE-DAY TOURNAMENT
Mahesh 329 in 46.3 overs (Sekhar Addanki 129 — 83b, 14×4, 7×6, Abhishek Goud Veer 61, Ranadheer J 43, Shubhanshu Singh 41, Harsha Vardhan B 4/55) bt Manikumar 177 in 43.5 overs (N. Venkat Tarun Reddy 60)
Lords 158 in 31.1 overs (Srija Soma 36, Akula Rajashekar 5/45 — 9-2-45-5) lost to MP Sporting 159/6 in 32.2 overs (H. Krishna 68)
Mahaveer 242 in 45.4 overs (Jashwin Nagateja 50, Aakash Tiwari 39, S. Ishir Chandra 3/63) bt Anu Cricket Club 136/9 in 32.2 overs (Tarun Skandan Aravind 55, Abhijit M 3/8)
Azad 237/5 in 50 overs (MSN Abhinava Chanakya 70, Abhi Raj Jyothi 69 n.o, M. Nihal 3/48) lost to Adams XI 241/6 in 44.3 overs (Ujwal Tej Rupavath 39, S. Jenith Ram Reddy 34, Hrishikesh Singh 73, R. Shanmukh 40 n.o)
HYDERABAD, RANGA REDDY & DISTRICTS WOMEN’S T20
Tulips-D 101/8 in 20 overs (D. Nishta Reddy 52 n.o, Tanya Aravind 3/15) lost to Marigold-H 102/2 in 10.5 overs (M. Akshitha Goud 67 n.o)
Lillies-C 107/2 in 20 overs (Shabnam S 58 n.o, Sri Harshini Ganta 32) lost to Hibiscus-B 108/7 in 19.3 overs (P. Swetha 31)
Lotus-G 127/6 in 20 overs (Deepshika B 44 n.o) lost to Jasmines-E 131/5 in 18.3 overs (P. Shanvi 42, Akshaya N 35)
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