Hyderabad was struggling at 161 for seven in reply to Karnataka’s first innings total of 264 at close on the second day of the Vijay Merchant Trophy South Zone under-16 tournament league match here on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu was also in a spot of bother having lost its top four batsmen for 103 in reply to Kerala’s 247.
Meanwhile, Andhra declared its innings at 403 for nine against Goa, which was on 198 for four.
The scores:
Andhra 403 for nine decl. in 104.2 overs (S. Dhruva Kumar Reddy 135, R. Suraj Preetham 92, K. Maheep Kumar 46, U.M.S. Girinath 36, G. Manish 32, Noor Basha 26, Viswanadh Lotilikar five for 121) vs. Goa 198 for four in 74 overs (Kashyap Bakhle 81 batting, Ishant Gadekar 41, Suyash Prabhudesai 34).
Kerala 247 in 123 overs (S. Subin 69, Salman Nizar 38, Jais De Sanu 31, Ajinas 29, Daryl S. Ferrario three for 28, V. Sai Prakash three for 72) vs. Tamil Nadu 103 for four in 60.2 overs.
Karnataka 264 in 114.1overs (Mohit S. Pimplapure 69, Mashooq Hussain 52, B.R. Sharath 33, Rishi Boppanna 32, Desmond Antony 30, A. Jayasurya four for 44, E. Sree Charan three for 36) vs. Hyderabad 161 for seven in 65 overs (D. Rahul 48, Raj Takhur 32, Likhit Bannur three for 49).
