On cloud 9: Rohit is delighted after sending again Mizoram’s Ralte caught behind.
| Photo Credit: V.V. Subrahmanyam
The Hyderabad bowlers got here up with a advantageous efficiency to dismiss Mizoram for a paltry 199. The batters then adopted it up by scoring 120 for one at shut on the primary day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Plate Group league match on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium right here on Friday.
Opting to bat, the Mizoram batters failed to return good towards a bowling assault which caught to an honest line and size. Pacer Karthikeya Kak struck the primary blow when he dismissed Vanlal Hruaia within the eleventh over.
Part-time off-spinner Rohit Rayudu was the main wicket-taker with 4 wickets with three of them coming within the three overs simply earlier than the tea break. It was an ideal instance of find out how to bowl to the sector when the pitch was not useful.
Mizoram owed its modest rating to helpful contributions from Agni Chopra (43, 67b, 5×4) and an aggressive Okay.C. Cariappa (45, 24b, 4×4, 4×6), with all 4 sixes coming in a single over of left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan.
In reply, Hyderabad was shocked to see opener Tanmay Agarwal (6), triple centurion within the earlier sport, falling to a poor stroke down the leg-side off left-arm pacer Mohit Jangra to be caught behind within the third over of the innings.
Mizoram’s pleasure was short-lived as captain and opener G. Rahul Singh continued his advantageous run (81 batting, 81b, 10b, 1×6) wanting good for his third century of the season. Keeping him firm at shut of play was Rohit (25 batting, 73b,1×4).
The duo added 104 runs within the unbroken second wicket stand which helped the house workforce consolidate its grip additional within the sport.
The scores:
Mizoram — 1st innings: Vanlal Hruaia c (sub) Abhirath b Kartikeya 9, Jehu Anderson c Pragnay b Sanketh 25, Agni Chopra c Pragnay b Ravi Teja 43, Lalhruaizela c Rahul b Tanay 16, Joseph Thankhuma run out 0, Vikash Kumar c (sub) Buddhi Rahul b Kartikeya 19, Mohit Jangra lbw b Rohit 17, Remruatdika Ralte c Pragnay b Rohit 8, Okay.C. Cariappa c Ravi b Rohit 45, Bobby (not out) 0, G. Lalbiakvela c Chandan b Rayudu 0; Extras: (b-4, lb-5, w-3, nb5): 17; Total (in 56 overs): 199.
Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-56, 3-106, 4-106, 5-118, 6-137, 7-145, 8-194, 9-199.
Hyderabad bowling: Milind 6-1-10-0, Ravi Teja 10-3-37-1, Kartikeya 11-2-34-2, Sanketh 4-0-12-1, Tanay 16-2-77-1, Rohit 9-3-20-4.
Hyderabad — 1st innings: Tanmay Agarwal c Anderson b Jangra 6, G. Rahul Singh (batting) 81, Okay. Rohit Rayudu (batting) 25; Extras (b-4, w-1, nb-3): 8; Total: (for one wkt. in 26 overs): 120
Fall of wicket: 1-16.
Mizoram bowling: Jangra 5-0-21-1, Ralte 5-0-29-0, Cariappa 8-0-30-0, Lalbiakvela 4-0-23-0, Bobby 4-1-13-0.
