In the Ranji Trophy South Zone League match between Hyderabad and Goa atNFC Ground, Hyderabad, the last day’s play on Saturday saw Hyderabad beatGoa by 153 runs
Santhosh S25-Nov-2000In the Ranji Trophy South Zone League match between Hyderabad and Goa atNFC Ground, Hyderabad, the last day’s play on Saturday saw Hyderabad beatGoa by 153 runs.Starting the day at 99/3 Goa had an uphill task to even stretch themselvesfor a victory. Hyderabad bowling was far too superior to let Goa chase fora victory. Goa’s innings was jostled when it lost the experienced PraveenAmre for 15 early in the day to Venkatapathy Raju, reducing themselves to114/4. Dinesh Rao went on to complete his half century but was dismissed on54 at the team score reading 162/5. Narendra Pal Singh (29.2-5-81-4) andMohammed Ghouse (17-6-43-3) ran through the second half as Goa were bundledout for 226 in 101.2 overs. Hyderabad cruised to a comfortable win andeight outright points. Goa went home with none.