Rahul slams double century, leads Hyd’s strong reply

Hyderabad: Rahul Radhesh scored an unbeaten 217 (449b, 4x34) as Hyderabad made a strong reply to Saurashtra’s 409 on the third day of their BCCI U-25 Col CK Nayudu Trophy match at the Gymkhana grounds here on Tuesday. The hosts were 405 for four with A Takshith Rao giving Rahul company. HK Simha chipped in with a 78.
Brief scores: Saurashtra 409 in 111.5 overs vs Hyderabad 405/4 in 156 overs (Rahul Radhesh 217 batting, HK Simha 78, K Nitesh Reddy 31, A Takshith Rao 30 batting).
Emphatic win for Hyd girls
Hyderabad girls defeated Chandigarh by nine wickets in the BCCI junior women’s U-15 one-day tournament at Sector I ground in Bhilai. Sandhya Gora was unbeaten on 41 and K Nidhi on 52 as Hyderabad finished the match at 110 for one.
Brief scores: Chandigarh 109/9 in 35 overs (Geet Pahwa 40; N Sai Thanu Sri 2/9) lost to Hyderabad /1 in 16.4 overs (Sandhya Gora 41no, K Nidhi 52no).
Syed shines in Nizam’s win
Syed Daniyal claimed five for nine as Nizam CC defeated Picket by nine wickets in the HCA A3 Division one-day league match.
Brief scores: Picket 39 in 16 overs (Syed Daniyal 5/9) lost to Nizam CC 40/1 in 7.4 overs. Secunderabad Union 78 in 36.5 overs (Nischal 31; Pradyumna 3/14, Dipak Pathak 3/11) lost to Team Kun 80/1 in 10.5 oversTNN