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The grins on the guests’ faces would have been wider had inclement climate not washed away three periods during the last couple of days, permitting Pondicherry to flee with a draw, after conceding a 309-run first-innings lead, and denying Hyderabad an outright win.
To its credit score, the host was extra resolute with the bat, contemplating it had misplaced seven wickets in 25 overs on Monday. On the fourth day, Aman Khan and the lanky debutant Karan Kannan clung on for 11.5 overs after play resumed following the lunch break.
Aman was the aggressor of their 35-run alliance for the ninth wicket and used his lengthy levers to get to the pitch of the ball and drive the spinners via cowl.
However, Tanay Thyagarajan curtailed Pondicherry’s resistance and made inroads in its second essay, after Hyderabad enforced the follow-on. The left-arm spinner ended opener Ganga Sridhar Raju’s breezy knock, which included 5 fours, because the diminutive southpaw most well-liked assault over defence.
But Tanay despatched him packing, because of wicket-keeper Rahul Radesh’s fast wit, who dived in entrance to finish the catch after the ball popped out of the short-leg fielder’s grasp.
Hyderabad wicket-keeper Rahul dives to finish the catch to dismiss Ganga. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN
An alternative
When Tanay castled Aman for the second time within the day, and G. Anikethreddy trapped Jayant Yadav in entrance, Hyderabad sniffed a chance, and captain Rahul Singh had 4 fielders on the prowl across the batters.
Two wickets in fast succession after tea raised Hyderabad’s hopes, but it surely was combating towards time and dwindling gentle, which light decisively 10 minutes earlier than 5 p.m.
The scores: Hyderabad — 1st innings: 435.
Pondicherry — 1st innings: Ganga Sridhar Raju c Rahul b Punnaiah 11, Paras Ratnaparkhe c Himateja b Punnaiah 5, Anand Singh Bais lbw b Anikethreddy 41, Mohit Kale lbw b Punnaiah 0, Akash Kargave b Milind 5, Siddhaant Addhatrao run out 16, Aman Khan b Tanay 33, Jayant Yadav c Tanmay b Tanay 0, Puneet Datey b Tanay 0, Karan Kannan (not out) 9; Sagar Udeshi c Anikethreddy b Tanay 0; Extras (b-3, lb-2, w-1): 6; Total (in 45.5 overs): 126.
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-30, 3-30, 4-35, 5-80, 6-84, 7-85, 8-87, 9-122.
Hyderabad bowling: Anikethreddy 13-3-32-1, Milind 10-3-14-1, Punnaiah 8-2-20-3, Tanay 13.5-3-48-4, Rohit 1-0-7-0.
Pondicherry — 2nd innings: Ganga Sridhar Raju c Radesh b Tanay 27, Paras Ratnaparkhe lbw b Anikethreddy 10, Aman Khan b Tanay 1, Jayant Yadav lbw b Anikethreddy 14, Akash Kargave (not out) 21, Sidhaant Addhatrao c Tanmay b Varun 16, Mohit Kale (not out) 1; Extras (b-5, lb-1, nb-1): 7; Total (for 5 wkts. in 42 overs): 97.
Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-39, 3-58, 4-62, 5-91.
Hyderabad bowling: Tanay 18-7-35-2, Punnaiah 2-1-5-0, Milind 3-1-12-0, Anikethreddy 11-5-25-2, Rohit 5-2-6-0, Varun 3-0-8-1.
