Hyderabad were hit by quick hits in the final session, going 5-176 after pacer Karthikeya Kak came back with a best 7-91 to clinch the second day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group B Games exclusive. Leading Maharashtra to 385 in the morning session. MCA Stadium on Wednesday.
K. Rohit Rayudu (68, 186b, 4×4, 2×6) and debutante wicketkeeper bat Rahul Radesh (55, 161b, 10×4) kept his team hopes up as he scored a 100-run winning streak on the second wicket. but the team lost his four. Wickets in the closing session to bring the initiative back to the opposition.
Hyderabad captain Tanmay Agarwal was bowled by pacer Pradeep Dade for the fifth ball of the innings before Rayudu and Rahul set up a contest stand for the second wicket.
Other first-timers, Nitish Reddy (2) and Chandan Sahani (2), fell cheaply to the dismay of the Hyderabad camp.