da bet vitoria： Karnataka scored an innings and 44 run victory over Hyderabad in theirSouth Zone Under-14 tournament match at the RSI Grounds in Bangaloreon the third and final day today
Natarajan Sriram03-Nov-2000Karnataka scored an innings and 44 run victory over Hyderabad in theirSouth Zone Under-14 tournament match at the RSI Grounds in Bangaloreon the third and final day today. Karnataka earned eight points fromthis outright win.Following on 196 runs behind, Hyderabad at stumps on the second daywere tottering at 14 for 4 in 8.5 overs. Resuming on the third day,Hyderabad’s innings prolonged for a further 62 overs in which theyscored 152 runs. Aaron Paul (44) waged a lone battle early in the dayadding 40 runs for the fifth wicket in 18.1 overs with A Shah (19).Then Paul forged a 45 run stand in 28 overs with Andrew (35).Thereafter, Karnataka’s Gaurav Dhiman (7 for 45) ran through the side.Earlier, in their first innings, Hyderabad were bundled out for just135 runs. It was Aaron Paul (51) who held the Hyderabad inningstogether. Only two other batsmen, opener Balakrishna (23) andwicketkeeper L Baba (24) managed to reach the double figures. AmitVarma (5 for 33) was the most successful bowler for Karnataka.On the opening day, opting to bat, Karnataka piled up 331 runs. Thetotal was enhanced by three good partnerships in the middle order.Cheluvaraj (49) and S Ganesh (42) added 58 runs for the third wicketin 19.2 overs. After the fall of Cheluvaraj, Ganesh forged a 59 runpartnership with T Harsha (46) in 20 overs. Then K Vinayak (27) and GDhiman (46) added 62 runs for the sixth wicket in 19.1 overs.