Vidarbha beat Hyderabad by 89 runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Vidarbha defeated Hyderabad by 89 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy preliminary round at Rajkot. Dhruv Shorey’s unbeaten 109 powered Vidarbha to 365/5, while Hyderabad managed 276 despite A Varun Goud’s 85

Hyderabad: Vidarbha scored an 89-run win against Hyderabad in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket championship preliminary round match at Rajkot on Friday.

Batting first, Vidarbha made 365 for five in 50 overs thanks to a fine century by Dhruv Shorey (109 n.o., 77b, 9×4, 6×6). The other useful contributors were Aman Mokhade (82), Yash Rathod (68) and R Samarth (63).

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Medium-pacer Kartikeya Kak, though expensive, was the leading wicket-taker with three for 87.

In reply, Hyderabad was bowled out for 276 in 49.2 overs with Abhirath Reddy (43), G Rahul Singh (37) and A Varun Goud (85) batting well. For Vidarbha, Harsh Dubey (three for 49) was the main wicket-taker.

The scores: At Rajkot: Vidarbha 365/5 in 50 overs (Aman Mokhade 82, Yash Rathod 68, Dhruv Shorey 109 n.o., R Samarth 63, Kartikeya Kak 3/87) bt Hyderabad 276/10 in 49.2 overs (Abhirath Reddy 43, G Rahul Singh 37, A Varun Goud 85, Harsh Dubey 3/49).