Chhattisgarh post 279/7 on first day against Hyderabad in Ranji Trophy
Anuj Tiwary and Vikalp Tiwari anchored the Chhattisgarh innings during the Elite Group B match at Gymkhana Ground.
Chhattisgarh posted a score of 279/7 in 87 overs on Monday during the first day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Hyderabad at Gymkhana Ground. According to Telangana Today, Chhattisgarh elected to bat first.
The openers provided a 65-run stand after Aayush Pandey was dismissed for 17 by pacer Rakshann Readdi. Anuj Tiwary scored 72 from 133 balls, while wicketkeeper-batter Mayank Verma contributed 36.
Left-arm spinner G. Anikethreddy took two wickets in the 26th over, dismissing Mayank Verma and Sanjeet Desai for 0. Chhattisgarh then lost captain Amandeep Khare for 0 to left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan, leaving the score at 94/4.
Anuj Tiwary and Vikalp Tiwari, who scored 69, shared a 93-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Hyderabad captain and left-arm pacer Chama Milind dismissed Anuj Tiwary lbw, and off-spinner Ruthik Mende removed Vikalp Tiwari to leave Chhattisgarh at 216/6.
The seventh-wicket partnership between Jayant Yadav, who remained 36 not out, and Prateek Yadav, who scored 27, added 48 runs. Rakshann Readdi eventually dismissed Prateek Yadav to end the day's play.
The first day's scores were Chhattisgarh 279/7 in 87 overs, with Rakshann Readdi finishing with figures of 2/34 and G. Anikethreddy with 2/59.