HCA League: Abhirath’s ton guides Jai Hanuman to win

Abhirath M’s blistering 91-ball 132 powered Jai Hanuman to a dominant nine-wicket win over Combined District in the HCA A Division One-Day League Cum Knockout Tournament on Monday.

Hyderabad: Abhirath M’s blistering 91-ball 132 powered Jai Hanuman to a dominant nine-wicket win over Combined District in the HCA A Division One-Day League Cum Knockout Tournament on Monday.

Combined District batted first and were bowled out for 202 in 35.5 overs, with Afridi top-scoring with 68. Sai Karthikeya shone with the ball, picking up 3 wickets. In reply, Abhirath’s innings, studded with 11 boundaries and 10 towering sixes, along with Aakash’s unbeaten 50, steered Jai Hanuman to victory in just 24.5 overs.

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Aekansh stars in Universal’s win

Aekansh’s stellar bowling performance of 5/49 paved the way for Universal’s eight-wicket victory over Satya in the HCA C Division One-Day League on Monday. Satya were bowled out for 191 in 35.1 overs, as Aekansh ran through their batting lineup. Later, unbeaten half-centuries from Yashmith (83) and Tanush Chandra (73) ensured Universal chased the target with ease, reaching 192 in 30 overs.

Brief Scores: HCA A Div One-Day League Cum Knockout Tournament: Combined Dist 202 in 35.5 overs (Afridi 68, Sai Karthikeya 3/32) lost to Jai Hanuman 203/1 in 24.5 overs (Abhirath M 132 no, Aakash 50 no); R Dayanand 196/3 in 40 overs (Aryan Krishna 100 no, Samhith 42) lost to Balaaji 197/4 in 33.2 overs (Paras Raj 52, HK Simha 76); EMCC 147/7 in 20 overs (Rohit Reddy 53 no, Rajamani Prasad 3/20) lost to MP Colts 148/5 in 17.5 overs (Rishith Reddy 51); Sporting XI 160 in 26 overs (Varun Goud 64, Surya 3/16, Varun Dhatrak 3/21) lost to BDL 161/5 in 26 overs (Anirudh Kapil 55, Nitesh Reddy 55 no);

HCA C Div One-Day League Tournament: Satya 191 in 35.1 overs (Bhargav 68, Aekansh 5/49) lost to Universal 194/2 in 30 overs (Tanush Chandra 73 no, Yashmith 83 no); Abhinav Colts 299/6 in 47 overs (Ruthwik 54, Antharish 67, Raju 55 no, Tejasvi 3/38, Srikesh 3/60) bt Azad 66 in 31 overs (Jeevan 3/24, Charan 3/19, Varun 3/13); Rosharana 103/8 in 26 overs (Abhiraj 4/14) bt Mayura 86/10 in 24.3 overs (Vansuh 3/18, Shabaz 3/7); Satyam Colts 133/6 in 20 overs (Gunavardhan 55, Yashwanth 3/26) lost to Tirumala 134/3 in 17.5 overs (Yashwanth 59); XI Masters 115/10 in 27.5 overs (Mohan 48, Siddhartha 3/29, Sriram 3/11) lost to Sagar XI 116/3 in 17.5 overs (Shashank 34).