Anirudh Naik double century highlights HCA Under-16 selection matches

V Anirudh Naik smashed 201 off 198 balls, including 26 fours and 10 sixes, as Team B scored 356 against Team C on Day 1 of the HCA Under-16 two-day selection match in Hyderabad on Friday

Hyderabad: V Anirudh Naik smashed a double century as Team B scored 356 against Team C on the opening day of the HCA Under-16 boys’ two-day selection match here on Friday.

Anirudh Naik scored 201 off 198 balls, hitting 26 fours and 10 sixes. A Shreyas scored 36 and Ruhaan Verma 42, while Venkat Sagar took 3/25 for Team C, who were 8/0 in two overs at stumps.

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In the other Under-16 selection matches, Team A scored 368, with Md Rehmath making 141 off 114 balls, including 19 fours and four sixes, and Shaurya scoring 64. G Varun took 4/57 for Team D, who were 25/0 in eight overs.

Team I posted 252/5 against Team L, with Utkarsh Bava scoring 52 and Harsh Gandra unbeaten on 103 off 77 balls, including 15 fours and a six. K Sai Charan was unbeaten on 61. Earlier, Team L were bowled out for 82, with Gandra taking 5/21.

Team F scored 153 against Team G, with S Sai Pranav making 38. V Arush Chandra took 5/25 for Team F and also top-scored for Team G with 36. S Sai Pranav took 5/31 as Team G were dismissed for 94.

Team H were bowled out for 197, with Huzaifa Imran Khan scoring 68 and S Aditya Gas Gupta 32. Sai Charith Kumar took 4/25 for Team E, who reached 137/7 in 48 overs, with Mokshith Jannu scoring 33.

Team J made 139 against Team K’s 130. Ritesh Reddy scored 46 and Md Rehaan Sr 37 for Team J, while Ujwal Ganesh S and Krithik S took 3/33 and 4/33 respectively. K Sri Charan Goud top-scored for Team K with 55, while G Ashwin Kumar took 3/14.

In the Kerala senior men’s team’s tour match against Hyderabad, the hosts reached 317/9 in 90 overs. Rahul Radhesh top-scored with 63, while CV Milind made 55, Tanmay Agarwal 48, Sai Pragnay Reddy 38 and K Himateja 35. Jalaj Saxena took 3/54 and Vyshak Chandran 4/61 for Kerala.