Hyderabad cruise to an easy victory

In the Ranji Trophy South Zone League match between Hyderabad and Goa at NFC Ground, Hyderabad, the last day's play on Saturday saw Hyderabad beat Goa by 153 runs.

Starting the day at 99/3 Goa had an uphill task to even stretch themselves for a victory. Hyderabad bowling was far too superior to let Goa chase for a victory. Goa's innings was jostled when it lost the experienced Praveen Amre for 15 early in the day to Venkatapathy Raju, reducing themselves to 114/4. Dinesh Rao went on to complete his half century but was dismissed on 54 at the team score reading 162/5. Narendra Pal Singh (29.2-5-81-4) and Mohammed Ghouse (17-6-43-3) ran through the second half as Goa were bundled out for 226 in 101.2 overs. Hyderabad cruised to a comfortable win and eight outright points. Goa went home with none.