Tilak Varma century powers Hyderabad to first Vijay Hazare Trophy win
Tilak Varma’s century and Abhirath Reddy’s 71 lifted Hyderabad to 286 before CTL Rakshann’s three wickets helped dismiss Chandigarh for 150, sealing a 136-run win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Rajkot, Hyderabad’s first victory of the edition
Hyderabad: India star Tilak Varma cracked a century (109, 118b, 6×4, 3×6) and a fine knock by Abhirath Reddy helped Hyderabad record a 136-run win against Chandigarh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket championship at Rajkot on Saturday.
This is the first win for Hyderabad in this edition.
Batting first, Hyderabad scored 286 for nine in 50 overs thanks to Tilak and Abhirath.
In reply, Chandigarh folded up for 150 in 37.4 overs with fast bowler CTL Rakshann picking three for 34.
The scores: Hyderabad 286/9 in 50 overs (Tilak Varma 109, Abhirath Reddy 71, Jagjit Singh 3/43) bt Chandigarh 150 in 37.4 overs (Sanyam Saini 46, CTL Rakshann 3/34).
