Zeeshan scalps five wickets for UPCA

Hyderabad still look to have the upper hand thanks to its batsman’s sterling performance with southpaw Tanmay Agarwal 65 (97b, 8x4) and K Sumanth 83 (94b, 11x4) raising 145 runs in 29 overs for the second wicket. 

B Sandeep, too, contributed with a vital 84 (148b, 5x4) to prop up the total. At stumps, UPCA was six for no loss. In another semi-final, TNCA Districts XI was bowled out for 270 against TNCA President’s XI. Number eight R Sai Kishore showed his mettle with the bat by scoring 41 crucial runs and added 91 runs for the ninth wicket in the company of another tailender R Rohith 52 (116b, 5x4). When stumps were drawn, the TNCA President’s XI was eight for no loss. 

Brief scores: TNCA Districts XI 270 in 86.2 overs (R Sai Kishore 41, R Rohit 52, L Vignesh 3/85, V Lakshman 2/60) vs TNCA President’s XI 8 for no loss. Hyderabad 329 in 81.2 overs (Tanmay Agarwal 65, K Sumanth 83, B Sandeep 84, Zeeshan Ansari 5/112) vs UPCA 13 for no loss in six overs.