da bet7： Hyderabad put up with a spirited Goa attack on the opening day oftheir South Zone Ranji Trophy match at the Nuclear Fuel ground inHyderabad on Wednesday
Natarajan Sriram22-Nov-2000Hyderabad put up with a spirited Goa attack on the opening day oftheir South Zone Ranji Trophy match at the Nuclear Fuel ground inHyderabad on Wednesday. At stumps the hosts were 247 for 7 with middleorder bat Anirudh Singh with a patient 89, providing the backbone ofthe innings.Opting to bat, Hyderabad were pegged on the backfoot with openerDaniel Manohar (2) departing to a catch by Bhagwat off Aware in theninth over of the innings. This paved the way for the entry of Anirudhto join his skipper Nandakishore (33). But the Hyderabad skipper didnot last long after he was joined by Anirudh. He was caught bySathyajit Medappa off N Naik. Vanka Pratap (17) along with Anirudhtook the score to 80. Pratap then fell leg before to Barde in the 31stover. Vinay Kumar (6) lasted for just 20 balls before Aware shatteredhis stumps.P Satwalkar (14) then stuck around for nearly an hour and in thecompany of Anirudh took the score to 127. Then stumper M Srinivas (26)joined Anirudh and the two put their heads down to add a sedate 58runs for the sixth wicket. After the fall of Srinivas, Anirudh foundable support from JS Yadav to ensure that Hyderabad crossed 200.After waging a lone battle for 288 minutes, Anirudh fell late in theday, caught by Tanveer Jabbar off Aware. Yadav (39 not out) and MohdGhouse (4 not out) ensured no further casualties for the hosts.Avinash Aware was the pick of the Goa bowlers with figures of 3 for 56from his 25 overs.