Hyderabad’s humiliation saw Saurashtra lead by an innings and 57 runs in an extended after-lunch session on the second day of four days of Ranji Trophy Elite Group B matches at Hyderabad’s Gymkhana Ground on Wednesday. It was completed within 5 sessions.
Before that, Saurashtra, who restarted with his 5 points last night at 250, left-arm spinner Anikith reddy although he folded to 327 points in the face of a nice ban (95-7)248-run lead, final analysis.
Hyderabad today was expected to have a better batting performance. But it shouldn’t be. First, southpaw Rohit Rayudu swiped an away delivery from the fourth ball of the inning to off-blunt-off left-arm pacesetter Jaydev Unadkat, but was caught in the third slip. . In the next over the other left pacemaker Chetan Sakariya caught Alankrit Agarwal lbw.
Then Hyderabad captain Tanmay Agarwal was unfortunately able to leave Unadkat lbw.
In 6.4 overs he was 18 for 3, with the Saurerstra Bowler written on the wall of the pitch sticking to the basics.
Chandan Sahani played an airy bat (49, 40b, 6×4, 3×6), but the four-day game required a more disciplined approach. And from the ball in front he covered Unadkat’s classy extras when he played an easy shot on the off-stamp after attempting his drive, which was enough to show that something was wrong with the batter’s demeanor. It was proof. Debuter Santosh Goud (58, 125b, 4×4, 1×6) went wide for 29 balls and was out last. However, it was clear that he only delayed the inevitable, as Unadkat’s pace and Darmendrasingh Djadeja’s left-arm spin were enough to unite the home side.
Hyderabad now have just one point from five games where he has lost four. The selectors’ distribution of Lange’s debut this season across his nine players speaks to a degree of inconsistency on all fronts.