Arjun Yadav shapes a facile outright win for Hyderabad

Hyderabad romped home to a facile 10 wicket win over visitors Goa on the third and final day of the Cooch Behar Trophy South Zone League match at the Gymkhana Ground in Secunderabad on Thursday. Hyderabad cantered home after a superb spell of medium pace bowling by skipper Arjun Yadav (5 for 39) in the Goan second innings to pick up overall match figures of 9 for 79 off 39.3 overs. Set a meagre 58 runs for victory, Hyderabad reached the target safely thanks to a unbroken stand between openers Avinash Pai (19) and T Suman (30).

Goa in their second innings, started shakily when they lost both their openers S Asnodkar (7) and A Kolambkar (5) cheaply with only 19 on the board. Then a 42 run fourth wicket stand ensued between S Panashkar (25) and S Kamat (26) taking the score on to 80. Stumps were drawn soon after the fall of S Panashkar. Resuming the innings on the third day, Goa lost H Raza (0) to the third ball of the day. The Goan innings then prolonged till lunch thanks to fighting half century by Suraj Kamat (59). Arjun Yadav who had figures 1 for 11 overnight continued the good work and ran through the Goan middle and lower order to leave the visitors at 163, a lead of just 57 runs.