da cassino： A century from Karnataka middle-order batsman Thilak Naidu saw hisside hold on for a draw in the face of Hyderabad’s mammoth firstinnings total in their Ranji Trophy league match at Secunderabad
da doce： Staff Reporter25-Nov-2001A century from Karnataka middle-order batsman Thilak Naidu saw hisside hold on for a draw in the face of Hyderabad’s mammoth firstinnings total in their Ranji Trophy league match at Secunderabad.Batting first with Vijay Bharadwaj (76) and then with the lower order,Naidu became the eighth wicket to fall with the score on 390. Helpinghis side avoid not only the follow-on, but also a loss, Naidu’sinnings spanned 340 minutes and 225 balls, and contained 14 fours anda six.Bowled out finally for 416, Karnataka tried their best to liven upproceedings in a match that was always destined for a dull draw. DoddaGanesh picked two wickets in Hyderabad’s brief second innings, withmakeshift openers Vinay Kumar and Anirudh Singh both falling to him.At stumps on the final day, Hyderabad were 64/2. They picked up fivepoints from this match by virtue of their first-innings lead, whileKarnataka picked three points.
