Hingrajia’s 174 takes Gujarat to 334/8 against Hyd

Gujarat ended the day at 334/8 in 86 overs, largely thanks to Hingrajia’s heroics, anchoring Gujarat after an early collapse saw them at 38/3.

Hyderabad: Gujarat CA’s Manan Hingrajia showcased his remarkable batting skills, scoring an unbeaten 174 runs (24×4, 2×6) against Hyderabad CA on the opening day of the Elite-B clash in the Ranji Trophy at the Gymkhana ground on Friday.

Gujarat ended the day at 334/8 in 86 overs, largely thanks to Hingrajia’s heroics, anchoring Gujarat after an early collapse saw them at 38/3.

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Urvil Patel provided valuable support, scoring 60 from 94 balls, including 5 boundaries and 2 sixes.

Hyderabad’s bowlers had their moments, with Chama Milind taking 3 wickets for 51 runs, while Saranu Nishanth and Tanay Thyagarajan picked up 2 wickets each. Milind struck early, dismissing Rishi Patel for a duck and later claiming two more key wickets. Gujarat skipper Chintan Gaja and Arzan Nagwaswalla couldn’t make a significant impact with the bat, both falling cheaply to Milind and Thyagarajan, respectively.

Scorecard:

Gujarat 1st Innings

Rishi Patel c Rohit Rayudu b Milind 0 (3b), Priyank Panchal c Rohit Rayudu b Nishanth 15 (31b, 3b), Siddharth Desai c Agarwal b Rakshann Readdi 8 (17b, 1×4), Manan Hingrajia no 174 (259b, 24×4, 2×6), Umang Kumar b Nishanth 28 (36b, 5×4), Jaymeet Patel c Rahul Singh b Thyagarajan 1 (2b), Urvil Patel †c Rakshann Readdi b Thyagarajan 60 (94b, 5×4, 2×6), Chintan Gaja (c) c †Radesh b Milind 0 (5b), Arzan Nagwaswalla c & b Milind 8 (18b, 1×4), Rinkesh Vaghela no 24 (51b, 5×4); Extras: (b 8, lb 2, w 1, pen 5) 16; Total: (For 8 wkts in 86 overs) 334; Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-19, 3-38, 4-97, 5-98, 6-210, 7-216, 8-230; Bowling: Chama Milind 15-3-51-3, Rakshan Readdi 16-2-71-1, Saranu Nishanth 12-2-46-2, Tanay Thyagarajan 20-1-62-2, Rohit Rayudu 11-3-38-0, Aniketh Reddy 12-0-51-0