Ranji Trophy: Hyderabad Bowlers Dominate Tripura

Hyderabad made a strong start to their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Tripura, bowling out the opposition for 134 in the first innings at the Gymkhana Ground in Secunderabad. Aniket Reddy led the attack with an impressive five-wicket haul, taking 5/21, while Tanay Thyagarajan claimed three wickets for 37 runs. Tripura’s openers, Bikram Kumar Das (50) and Hrituraj Roy (33), added 80 runs for the first wicket, but the team collapsed after their partnership was broken. Hyderabad reached 121/4 at stumps, with Tanmay Agarwal unbeaten on 48. Abhirath Reddy contributed 32, while Sandeep Sarkar took four wickets for Tripura.

Elsewhere in the Ranji Trophy, Karnataka were bowled out for 274 against Andhra, with captain Ravichandran Smaran scoring 126 and Krishnan Srijith adding 58. Andhra finished the day at 16/2. Bengal bowled out Delhi for 240, with Mohammed Shami taking four wickets for 30 runs. Mumbai ended the first day at 249/5 against Chandigarh, despite Yashasvi Jaiswal being dismissed for a duck. Siddhesh Lad remained unbeaten on 80. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 72 as Saurashtra reached 308/4 against Chhattisgarh, supported by Prerak Mankad’s 92 not out and Chirag Jani’s 83.