Hyderabad tailenders frustrated Andhra Pradesh no end as Ashish Reddy and Chama Milind registered big fifties to help the Ravi Teja-led team post 522 on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy cricket match, here today.
Starting the day on 281 for six in the four-day encounter, No.9 Reddy (95) and No.10 Milind (97 not out) dug in deep to stitch a 162-run ninth-wicket partnership and add to the Andhra woes after skipper Teja had troubled the hosts with his well-made 96 on the opening day.
Overnight batsman Ibrahim Khaleel (40) also contributed with a well-made 40 before Reddy and Milind took over to smash the ball around.
The duo struck 29 fours and 3 sixes between themselves to help Hyderabad manage an overall run-rate of 3.51.
In reply to the mammoth first-innings score, the Mohammad Kaif-led Andhra ended Monday on 121 for no loss, trailing Hyderabad by 401 runs.
Openers Srikar Bharat (71) and Prasanth Kumar (50) remained unconquered after a dose of patience and aggression.
If pace spearhead Paidikalva Vijaykumar made his presence felt on Day 1 then medium-pacer Duvvarapu Shivkumar (4-84) was the pick of the Andhra bowlers in the innings.
Brief Scores:
Hyderabad 522 all out (D Ravi Teja 96, Ashish Reddy 95, Chama Milind 97 not out; Duvvarapu Shivkumar 4-84)
Andhra Pradesh 121/0 (Srikar Bharat 71 not out, Prasanth Kumar 50 not out; Ashish Reddy 0-8).
