Tanay Thyagarajan powers Ranga Reddy Risers to thrilling five-wicket win

Captain Tanay Thyagarajan smashed an unbeaten 71 off 30 balls as Ranga Reddy Risers chased down 190 in just 16.3 overs to beat Anurag Nalgonda Knights by five wickets in the Sreenidhi University TG20 in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Captain Tanay Thyagarajan (71 n.o., 30b, 7×4, 5×6) led from the front as Ranga Reddy Risers pulled off a remarkable chase of 190, defeating Anurag Nalgonda Knights by five wickets in Match 2 of the Sreenidhi University TG20 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday.

After restricting the Knights to 189/8 despite a fighting unbeaten 40 from Harshwardhan Singh and 48 from Divesh Singh, the Risers recovered from 60/4 to reach 190/5 in just 16.3 overs, courtesy of a match-defining partnership between Thyagarajan and Aditya Javvaji before Nitin Yadav’s late fireworks sealed the win with 21 balls to spare.

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At 150/8, the Knights were in trouble, but district player Harshwardhan Singh produced a superb late cameo. His unbeaten 40 off just 20 balls, featuring five fours and a six, lifted the Knights to a competitive 189/8.

In response, 2024 ICC Under-19 World Cup runner-up Avanish Rao (22 off 6) got the chase off to a flying start, smashing a flurry of sixes and taking 22 runs off Rakshann Readdi. However, his stay was short-lived as Nishanth Saranu dismissed him in the second over.

With the Risers struggling at 60/4 after seven overs, Tanay and Aditya Javvaji (41 off 32) put on 75 runs. Tanay brought up a half-century off just 23 balls, but the partnership was eventually broken when Varun Goud dismissed Javvaji, taking a return catch off his own bowling.

Any hopes of a comeback were quickly extinguished as Nitin Yadav walked in and blasted an unbeaten 26 off just nine deliveries.

The scores: Anurag Nalgonda Knights 189/8 in 20 overs (Divesh Singh 48, Harshwardhan Singh 40 n.o., B Punnaiah 3 for 42) lost to Ranga Reddy Risers 190/5 in 16.3 overs (Tanay Thyagarajan 71 n.o., Aditya Javvaji 41, Nitin Yadav 26 n.o., Aniketh Reddy 2/29).