Hyderabad sitting pretty in Buchi Babu final

MS Washington Sundar was the top-scorer with 45 as none of the other frontline batsmen could cross the 50run mark. Captain B Aparajith was the second highest as he finished with 38 runs. 

Aparajith and Washington revived the TNCA President’s XI innings with an 84-run partnership for the third wicket. At stumps, Hyderabad made a strong reply reaching 76 for one in 20 overs as bad light brought an early halt to the proceedings.

Brief scores: TNCA President’s XI 200 in 56.1 overs (MS Washington Sundar 45, B Aparajith 38, Sudeep Tyagi 2/33, Akash Bhandari 2/7, M Ravikiran 2/44, Mehdi Hasan 2/73) vs Hyderabad 76/1 in 20 overs ( (Tanmay Agarwal 23*, P Akshath Reddy 30, K Sumanth 20*).