da gbg bet： The match between Hyderabad Under-22s and Goa Under-22s saw the hostscomplete a facile innings and 17 run victory at the ECIL Ground atHyderabad
Anand Vasu16-Dec-2000The match between Hyderabad Under-22s and Goa Under-22s saw the hostscomplete a facile innings and 17 run victory at the ECIL Ground atHyderabad.On the first day, Hyderbad won the toss, elected to bat first againstGoa. The Hyderabad side boasted a strong batting line up and movedfrom strength to strength against a Goa bowling attack that could dolittle to make inroads. Anirudh Singh made 88 (197 balls, 13 fours),but it was NA Yadav who stole the show. Slamming 139 off as manyballs, Yadav struck 21 boundaries and cleared the ropes on threeoccasions. At 403 for 7, Hyderabad declared their innings closed.The target of 404 for a first innings lead proved to be too much forGoa. Mohammed Ghouse with 6/58 was the wrecker in chief as Goasuccumbed to a paltry 138 all out in 40 overs. Asked to follow on, Goawere once again floundering. Losing wickets at refular intervals, theyended the second day on 191/6 despite a good 65 from opener S Kamat.Starting the last day on 191/6, Goa were still 104 runs behind afterbeing asked to follow on. Nothing short of a superhuman effort couldsave Goa the blushes. On the day, there were no heroics forthcoming,and the visitors’ last four wickets delayed the inevitable by 16.5overs. Goa were all out for 248 in 46.5 overs, losing the match by aninnings and 17 runs, Goa collected no points from the game whileHyderabad were left with 8 points.