Hyderabad complete facile innings victory over Goa

The match between Hyderabad Under-22s and Goa Under-22s saw the hosts complete a facile innings and 17 run victory at the ECIL Ground at Hyderabad.

On the first day, Hyderbad won the toss, elected to bat first against Goa. The Hyderabad side boasted a strong batting line up and moved from strength to strength against a Goa bowling attack that could do little to make inroads. Anirudh Singh made 88 (197 balls, 13 fours), but it was NA Yadav who stole the show. Slamming 139 off as many balls, Yadav struck 21 boundaries and cleared the ropes on three occasions. At 403 for 7, Hyderabad declared their innings closed.

The target of 404 for a first innings lead proved to be too much for Goa. Mohammed Ghouse with 6/58 was the wrecker in chief as Goa succumbed to a paltry 138 all out in 40 overs. Asked to follow on, Goa were once again floundering. Losing wickets at refular intervals, they ended the second day on 191/6 despite a good 65 from opener S Kamat.

Starting the last day on 191/6, Goa were still 104 runs behind after being asked to follow on. Nothing short of a superhuman effort could save Goa the blushes. On the day, there were no heroics forthcoming, and the visitors' last four wickets delayed the inevitable by 16.5 overs. Goa were all out for 248 in 46.5 overs, losing the match by an innings and 17 runs, Goa collected no points from the game while Hyderabad were left with 8 points.