JOIN USAn unbeaten 132-run fourth wicket partnership between Arjun Yadav (91) and B Sandeep (60) led Hyderabad’s fightback after three quick blows as the visitors ended day three of the Plate division semifinal match at 216/3 in reply to Vidarbha’s first innings score of 531.
Hyderabad began disastrously as they lost the wickets of opener Akshath Reddy (15) and T Suman (0) with just 28 runs on board.
Skipper DB Ravi Teja (39) and Arjun Yadav helped Hyderabad recover partially before the former ran himself out with the visitors score at 84.
Sandeep then joined hands with Yadav, recovering from a lean patch this season, and resurrected the team’s innings with some determined batting display during the post-tea session.
Plate semifinals scores: In Nagpur: Vidarbha (O/n: 467/8): 531 all out in 191.1 overs (Shiv Sunder Das 64, Ravi Jangid 83, Hemang Badani 40, Ranjit Paradkar 75, Amol Jungade 115, Akshay Wakhare 72; Anwar Ahmed 2-86, Pagadala Naidu 2-98, Syed Quadri 3-97, DB Ravi Teja 2-22) vs Hyderabad: 216/3 in 76 overs (DB Ravi Teja 39, Arjun Yadav 91 n.o., B Sandeep 60 n.o.).
In Pune: Maharashtra: 415 and 36/0 in 13 overs vs Himachal Pradesh (O/n: 68/3): 236 all out in 91.3 overs (Paras Dogra 81, Amit Kumar 40, Rishi Dhawan 52 n.o.; Samad Fallah 2-60, Domnic Joseph 4-42).