Akshat, Vihari inspire win

Akshat, Vihari inspire win
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Akshat, Vihari inspire win. The all-round expoloits of Washington Sunder that included a mammoth century and a ten-wicket match haul was the cornerstone of the resounding ten-wicket win posted by MRF over FCI in the first round of the All India Coromandel King Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Invitation Cricket Tournament at DMRC-1 ground here on Friday.

Hyderabad XI  opener P Akshat Reddy raises his bat after reaching the three-figure mark against Air India in the All India Coromandel King Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Invitation cricket tournament in Hyderabad on Friday. Photo: HrudayanandHyderabad: The all-round expoloits of Washington Sunder that included a mammoth century and a ten-wicket match haul was the cornerstone of the resounding ten-wicket win posted by MRF over FCI in the first round of the All India Coromandel King Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Invitation Cricket Tournament at DMRC-1 ground here on Friday.

Meanwhile Test discard, Dinesh Karthik, served a reminder to the national selectors of his prowess with a flamboyant 142 in India Cements second innings to carve out a 146-run win over ONGC. Meanwhile, the 139 runs second wicket partnership between opener P Akshat Reddy (113) and captain GH Vihari(64) helped Hyderabad XI beat Air India by 127 runs at Gymkhana Grounds.

Karthik's 142 came off 117 balls in the second innings with 12 fours and five sixes as India Cements scored 265 for three in their second innings. They had scored 353 in their first innings to which ONGC scored 272 in their first essay. Chasing an improbable 346 in 40 overs, ONGC managed 200 for six with Delhi's Ranji player Milind Kumar 37. The match between Hyderabad President XI and Sri Lanka ended in a draw due to rain.

Brief scores: Hyderabad XI 465 for 7 & 251 for 5(P Akshath Reddy 113, GH Vihari 64, Sonu Sharma 3/71) bt Air India 338 (Vishal Sharma 5/73) & 251 for 4 (Rahul Yadav 86no, Rajesh Sharma 49no); FCI 283 & 100( Sunil Sam 3/40, Washington S 3/13, Anirudh S 2/5) lost to MRF 296& 88 for no loss(Unmukt Chand 49no) ; Hyderabad President XI 290 & 284 for 4 ( B Anirudh 101, Himalay Agarwal 61, K Sumath 42no, Vishwa Fernando 2/64) drew with Sri Lanka 429 for 8 (Lahiru Milantha 79 no, Ahmed Quadri 4/ 65, T Ravi Teja 2/65) & 138 for 6 (Kusal Mendis 52, DB Ravi Teja 3/ 38); India Cements 353 & 265 for 3 (KB Arun Karthik 66, Dinesh Karthik 142, Baba Aparajith 43) bt ONGC 272 & 200 for 6(Mohd Saif 52).

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