Himateja’s scintillating 158 off 132 balls goes in vain as Priyesh’s unbeaten century and Jaymeet Patel’s 92 guide Gujarat to a three-wicket win over Hyderabad in the Round 2 clash of the Under-23 State ‘A’ One Day Trophy at Vadodara, Gujarat, on Tuesday.

Hyderabad: Himateja’s scintillating 158 off 132 balls goes in vain as Priyesh’s unbeaten century and Jaymeet Patel’s 92 guide Gujarat to a three-wicket win over Hyderabad in the Round 2 clash of the Under-23 State ‘A’ One Day Trophy at Vadodara, Gujarat, on Tuesday.

Priyesh scored 117 off 112 balls (11×4, 3×6), while Jaymeet Patel was unlucky to miss his century by eight runs. Rudra Mayur Patel added 45 as Gujarat chased down Hyderabad’s 324/7 in 50 overs. Earlier, Himateja led Hyderabad’s attack with 16 boundaries and 6 sixes, while A Avinash Rao scored 98.

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Vijay Merchant Trophy

Hyderabad restricted Madhya Pradesh to 209 runs in 277.5 overs on Day one of the Round 3 clash of the Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday. Arnav Sharda top-scored with an unbeaten 82, with Saksham Verma contributing 48. The rest of the team struggled to contribute much to their total. Hyderabad finished the day at 23/1 in 7 overs.

Brief Scores: U-23 State ‘A’ One Day Trophy: Hyderabad 324/7 in 50 overs (Himateja 158, A Avanish Rao 98, Jay Malusare 2/49, K Bhatt 3/56) lost to Gujarat 328/7 in 49.1 overs (Jaymeet Patel 92, Priyesh 117no, Saketh Dhatrak 2/64, Nishanth 2/68);

Vijay Merchant Trophy: Madhya Pradesh 209 in 77.5 overs (Saksham Verma 48, Arnav Sharda 82no, Dev Mehta 2/45, Uzair Ahmed 2/19) vs Hyderabad 23/1 in 7 overs.