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Hyderabad speedsters run amok

By Our Sports Reporter

HYDERABAD NOV. 9. Mumbai fought back remarkably well after being skittled out for its lowest ever score of 98 against Hyderabad to leave the latter in a spot of bother at 82 for five at close on the first day of the four-day Elite Group Ranji Trophy cricket championship match at Gymkhana Grounds here today.

It was a stand-out performance from the Hyderabad medium-pacers spearheaded by the indefatigable Narinderpal Singh (six for 37) and left-armer Vishnuvardhan (three for 36).

If not their hostility, it was certainly their impeccable off-stump line and the abiility to swing the ball appreciably both ways in overcast conditions that had Mumbai on the mat. The Mumbai batsmen looked virtually clueless as they clearly lacked the technical competence andmore importantly the determination to stayput.

But later, the professionalism and the never-say-die attitude of the typical Mumbai sides was to the fore to the chagrin of the host. Led by captain Paras Mhambrey (two for 29) and debutant Avishkar Salvi (two for 22), the visitors nearly nullified the wonderful effort of the home team's bowlers.

Though opener Nandakishore, like N.P. Singh, was determined to silence the Doubting Thomases with a breezy 34 (7 x 4), he once again failed to convert it into a big knock. The rest of the batsmen showed undue inhibition and played into the gameplan of the Mumbai bowlers.

The scores:

Mumbai — 1st innings: Nilesh Patwardhan b N.P. Singh 0, Wasim Jaffer c Khaleel b Vishnuvardhan 7, Vinayak Mane b N.P. Singh 18, Amol Mozumdar c Khaleel b Vishnuvardhan 4, Milind Tamhane c Nandakishore b Daniel Manohar 15, Sairaj Bahutule c Khaleel b N.P. Singh 4, Robin Morris c Rayudu b Vishnuvardhan 1, Ramesh Powar c Shivaji Yadav b N.P. Singh 5, Paras Mhambrey (not out) 16, Rajesh Pawar c Khaleel b N.P. Singh 11, Avishkar Salvi c Khaleel b N.P. Singh 2; Extras: (4-b, 6-lb, 5-nb) 15; Total (in 36.4 overs) 98.

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-17, 3-28, 4-45, 5-49, 6-51, 7-56, 8-73, 9-97.

Hyderabad bowling: N.P. Singh 14.4-6-37-6, Vishnuvardhan 15-6-36-3, Daniel Manohar 5-2-7-1, Venkatapathi Raju 1-0-8-0, Shivaji Yadav 1-1-0-0.

Hyderabad — 1st innings: Daniel Manohar c Patwardhan b Salvi 9, A. Nandakishore c Pawar b Salvi 34, A.T. Rayudu lbw Mhambrey 1, D. Vinay Kumar (batting) 18, N. Arjun Yadav c Patwardhan b Mhambrey 2, Anirudh Singh c Patwardhan b Bahutule 10, Ibrahim Khaleel (batting) 0; Extras (5-lb, 3-nb) 8; Total (for five wkts. in 34 overs) 82.

Fall of wickets: 1-45, 2-52, 3-56, 4-64, 5-82.

Mumbai bowling: Mhambrey 14-6-29-2, Salvi 14-6-22-2, Robin Morris 5-0-25-0, Bahutule 1-0-1-1.

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