Hyderabad secured a dominant victory over Tripura in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group-B match. Tanay Thyagarajan's 6-wicket haul led to Tripura's collapse.
Hyderabad recorded a one-sided victory against Tripura in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group-B on Tuesday, October 13. The team led by Mohammed Siraj defeated Tripura by an innings and 40 runs.
Batting first after winning the toss, Tripura was bundled out for just 134 runs in the first innings. In response, Hyderabad gained a massive lead by scoring 294 runs.
Hyderabad spinner Tanay Thyagarajan was named 'Player of the Match' for his excellent bowling performance. He took a total of 9 wickets in the match.
Tanay sent three Tripura batsmen back to the pavilion in the first innings. In the second innings, he produced a lethal spell to claim a 6-wicket haul.
Tripura had a good start. Openers Bikramkumar Das and Rituraj Roy shared a strong 80-run partnership for the first wicket.
However, after this partnership broke, wickets fell in a heap. The entire team collapsed for just 134 runs. Five of the team's batsmen were out for zero.
Hyderabad batted for 103.2 overs in their first innings and scored 294 runs. Thus, the team took a significant lead of 160 runs based on the first innings.
Ruthik Yadav scored the highest 61 runs for Hyderabad. Tanmay Agarwal played an innings of 54 runs, while Rahul Radesh and Chama Milind added 40 runs each.
Sandeep Sarkar performed tremendously for Tripura. He alone took 8 wickets of Hyderabad, bringing excitement to the match.
Apart from Sandeep, Parvez Sultan took two wickets. However, due to the poor performance of the batsmen, Sandeep's hard work could not save the team from defeat.
Tripura's start in the second innings was very poor. The team lost its first wicket at a score of just 11 runs. Bikramkumar Das could only score 11 runs.
Wickets kept falling at regular intervals and the entire Tripura team was bundled out for 120 runs. Sentu Sarkar contributed the highest 27 runs for the team.
Captain Mohammed Siraj took two wickets in the second innings. Ruthik Yadav and Abhirath Reddy also got one success each. Tanay ensured victory by taking 6 wickets.
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