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Rushi, Aditya hog limelight

HYDERABAD: D. Rushi Raj (132, 14x4, 2x6) helped Hyderabad Cricket Association score 325 against Goa on the first day of their two-day Coromandel King all-India Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup cricket tournament at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Uppal) here on Friday.

Rushi put on 125 for the first wicket with Abhinav Kumar (48, 7x4) to lay a strong foundation. For Goa, off-spinner Aditya Angle was the pick with seven for 97.

Sarabjeet sizzles

In another match, Sarabjeet Singh’s six for 34 was instrumental in Punjab skittling out Kerala for 118. In reply, Punjab was 67 for one.

The scores:

Hyderabad 325 in 89.4 overs (Abhinav Kumar 48, D. Rushi Raj 132, Aditya Angle seven for 97) vs Goa.

M.P. 243 in 70.4 overs (Devendra Bundela 60, Murtaza Ali 46, P. M. Sarvesh Kumar three for 76, Shiva Varaprasad three for 24) vs HCA President’s XI 65 for no loss (T. Suman 45 batting).

Saurashtra 338 in 76.3 overs (Chirag Pathak 93, Sheldon Jackson 77, Praveen Kumar three for 74, Piyush Chawla four for 58) vs U.P. seven for no loss in four overs.

Kerala 118 in 47.4 overs (Sarabjeet Singh six for 34) vs Punjab 67 for one. — Principal Correspondent

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