da stake casino： Andhra skipper Amit Pathak won the toss and elected to bat in their lastSouth Zone Ranji Trophy match of the season against Hyderabad, at Kurnool
Waleed Hussain29-Nov-2000Andhra skipper Amit Pathak won the toss and elected to bat in their lastSouth Zone Ranji Trophy match of the season against Hyderabad, at Kurnool.Andhra pounded the Hyderabad attack amassing 285 for three in 90 overs, onthe first day. Openers Amit Pathak (64) and LNP Reddy (37) shared a 102 runpartnership for the first wicket. Pathak played an aggressive inningsblasting eleven boundaries in his 98 ball innings. Former India spinnerVenkatpathy Raju broke their partnership when he removed Pathak. Four runslater, Raju dismissed Reddy with the score board reading 106 for two.With both openers back in the pavilion in quick succession, GN Srinivas (76not out) and Y Venugopal Rao (59) set out to build the innings. They shareda 102 run partnership for the third wicket. GN Srinavas displayed a perfectblend of calculated attack and defence in his unbeaten innings. He hitseven boundaries in his 187 ball innings.Andhra ended the day with GN Srinivas and I Srinivas (34) at the crease.Hyderabad have 22 points and are leading the points table from their fourmatches so far. Andhra are fifth with 14 points.