Hyderabad eke out close two-wicket win

Hyderabad chased down a high target to register a close two-wicket win in their Ranji one-day match against Kerala at Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

Winning the toss, Kerala batted first and racked up 273/8 in their allotted 50 overs. The stars of the innings were VT Suresh, AN Kudva and Sunil Oasis. Suresh and Kudva put on 124 runs for the second wicket, with the former scoring 63 and the latter making 70.

Further down the order, Oasis made a brisk 47 off 49 balls. For Hyderabad, JS Yadav took 4-34, and was easily the best of the bowlers on view.

Hyderabad opener GA Shetty made a sedate 59 at the top of the order, proving the anchor role in a well-planned innings. His partner A Nand Kishore scored 32, but it was Anirudh Singh who really provided the impetus, making an unbeaten 86 off 80 balls.

AS Yadav, giving good company to Anirudh Singh, made 41 off as many balls. Hyderabad squeaked in to victory in 49.3 overs, making 274 for eight.