Published: Dec 23, 2012, 10:50 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 23, 2012, 10:50 PM (IST)
India Test player Pragyan Ojha picked up two crucial wickets for Hyderabad against Railways © AFP
Hyderabad: Dec 22, 2012
India left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha scalped two wickets as Hyderabad pressed for a first innings lead on the second day of their Ranji Trophy group league match against Railways on Sunday at Hyderabad.
Ojha removed Railways openers Shivakant Shukla (24) and Amit Paunikar (41) as the visiting side batted cautiously to end the day on 145 for two in reply to Hyderabad’s 337 all out in the Group A match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal.
Railways captain Sanjay Bangar and Nitin Bhille were batting on 43 and 31 respectively at the draw of stumps.
Bangar consumed 119 balls for his unbeaten 43 from which he hit six boundaries while Bhille faced 131 deliveries for his unbeaten 31 which he made with the help of three boundaries.
Earlier, Hyderabad resumed the day at 247 for six and added 90 runs in 29 overs today before being all out for 337.
Overnight batsman Ashish Reddy added 22 more runs this morning before being out for 82 while tailender Akash Bhandari remained not out with a strokeful 56 which he made from 89 balls with the help nine boundaries.
Left-arm spinner Murali Kartik added two more wickets to his two yesterday to take his innings scalp to four at the expense of 88 runs.
Brief Scores: Hyderabad 337 (Ashish Reddy 82, Akash Bhandari 56 not out; Murali Kartik 4 for 88) lead Railways 145 for 2 (Sanjay Bangar batting 43, Nitin Bhille batting 31; Pragyan Ojha 2 for 17) by 192 runs.
