Hosts Andhra Cricket Association get the better of Indian Oil Corporation

Andhra Cricket Association skipper Amit Pathak won the toss and elected to bat first against Indian Oil Corporation in their fourth round clash. However, things did not go too well for them as the skipper was trapped in front of the stumps by left arm seamer Zaheer Khan. With just 23 on the board, LN Prasad Reddy and Gnaneshwara Rao came together and steered the hosts towards a good total. Prasad Reddy compiled a steady 59 (114 balls, 3 fours, 1 six) while Gnaneshwara Rao picked the bowlers off for runs.

Rao made a 78 ball 60 that included two hits that cleared the ropes before being caught behind off Iqbal Siddiqui. The pair had taken Andhra Cricket Association to a position of relative stability, before they were separated with 140 on the board.

Stumper MSK Prasad, recently discarded by the national selectors, cracked an unbeaten 39. Perhaps he was making a point or two to the selectors. Young all rounder Venugopal Rao missed a half century by just 3 runs as he became Zaheer Khan's second victim. The speedster made it a 3 wicket haul when he got rid of YS Ranganath before he could open his account.

At the end of their allotted 50 overs, the Andhra Cricket Association side had compiled a more than useful 249. This left Indian Oil Corporation chasing 250 at an even 5 runs an over.

They were however not up to the task. Despite a 100 plus partnership for the second wickets, Indian Oil Corporation could manage only 221. Promising young opener from Karnataka, Mithun Beerala helped himself to 52 as Abbas Ali hurried to 51.

After the fall of the Beerala and Ali, no one stayed at the wicket long enough to score more than 36. Raj Mohan snared 3/48 and saw Indian Oil Corporation slip to a 28 run loss.