Batting first, Himateja played a brilliant knock, hitting 17 boundaries and 3 sixes, supported by valuable contributions from Mayank Gupta (58) and Sathwik Reddy (41), as Hyderabad posted a total of 313/5 in 50 overs.

Hyderabad: Himateja’s scintillating 164 off 141 balls steered Hyderabad to a 94-run win over Vidarbha in the Round 3 clash of the Under-23 State ‘A’ One-Day Trophy at Vadodara, Gujarat, on Thursday.

Batting first, Himateja’s knock, which featured 17 boundaries and 3 sixes, along with useful contributions from Mayank Gupta (58) and Sathwik Reddy (41), powered Hyderabad to 313/5 in 50 overs.

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In reply, Vidarbha folded their innings at 219 in 43 overs, with Shivam top-scoring with 57 runs. For Hyderabad, Saketh Dhatrak, Nitin Sai Yadav and Ruthik Yadav each picked up two wickets.

Vijay Merchant Trophy

The match between Hyderabad and Madhya Pradesh ended in a draw on Day 3 of the Round-3 Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. Due to a first-innings lead of 78 runs, Hyderabad secured three points from the contest, while MP settled for one.

Brief Scores: U-23 State ‘A’ One-Day Trophy: Hyderabad 313/5 in 50 overs (Himateja 164 no, Mayank Gupta 58, Sathwik Reddy 41, Praful Hinge 2/61) bt Vidarbha 219 in 43 overs (Shivam 57, Varun Raj 45, Saketh Dhatrak 2/31, Nitin Sai Yadav 2/65, Ruthik Yadav 2/28);

Vijay Merchant Trophy: Madhya Pradesh 209 & 273/6 decl in 47 overs (Yashvardhan Singh 105(109b,11×4), Kushagra Nagar 62, Uzair Ahmed 2/61, Naman Choudhary 2/41) drew with Hyderabad 287 in 96.5 overs & 108/4 in 34 overs (Aditya Vardhan 39 no, Naman Choudhary 36, Rahul Gangwar 2/20, Bhavesh Jat 2/27).