Mukund Karthik shine on Day-1

Hyderabad: Riding on a purposeful 82 by Dinesh Karthik, skipper Abhinav Mukund aged led from the front with a patient century to help India Cements to respectable a position against Hyderabad XI on the first day of the All India Coromandel King Moin-Ud-Dowlah Gold Cup invitation cricket tournament final at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

India Cements were all out for 299 runs following which close of stumps were called for. Left-handed opener Mukund stayed for 341 minutes for steadily built 154-run knock that came from277 balls and was laced with 17 fours. He and Karthik added 148 runs for the fourth wicket.

Mukund got a life with his individual score at 76 runs when Anwar Ahmed dropped a catch at mid-off of the bowling of Mehdi Hasan, while Karthik got a life when on 12. Sudeep Tyagi broke the partnership by having Abhinav caught by wicket-keeper at the time total was 275.

However, the lower-order batsmen could only contribute 24 runs. Medium pacer Tyagi was the most successful bowler with three for 42 runs, while CV Milind and Mehdi Hasan took two wickets each.

Brief scores: India Cements 299( Abhinav Mukund 154, Dinesh Karthik 82, Sudeep Tyagi 3/42, CV Milind 2/54, Mehdi Hasan 2/68) vs Hyderabad XI

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