Published: Oct 23, 2015, 12:13 AM (IST)
Edited: Oct 23, 2015, 12:13 AM (IST)
Ongole:Medium-pacers helped Andhra bag Day 1 honours after bundling out Uttar Pradesh for 170 in their Group B Ranji Trophy cricket encounter. Putting UP into bat, as the visiting batting line-up fell like a pack of cards in 61.5 overs. Andhra also started with a strong response to end the day on 77 for no loss with openers Prasanth Kumar (21*) and wicketkeeper-batsman Srikar Bharat (56*) in complete control.
Earlier the UP batsmen faltered against a disciplined Andhra attack only to see opener Tanmay Srivastava (42) and skipper Praveen Kumar (47) play defiant knocks to give some respect to the scoreline. Cheepurapalli Stephen and Siva Kumar shared three wickets apiece, Paidikalva Vijaykumar bagged two wickets while new-ball bowlers Bandara Ayyappa and KV Sasikanth picked up a wicket each.
Brief Scores:
Uttar Pradesh 170 all out in 61.5 overs (Tanmay Srivastava 42, Praveen Kumar 47; Cheepurapalli Stephen 3-41, Siva Kumar 3-29) lead Andhra 77/0 in 24 overs (Prasanth Kumar 21*, Srikar Bharat 56*; Praveen Kumar 0-24) by 93 runs.
