Date:10/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/10/stories/2008101054702200.htm

Sport - Cricket

Pradeep slams century

CHENNAI: A.G. Pradeep (111), D. Prabhu Kiran (98) and A. Veera Babu (five for 72) helped Andhra defeat Goa by an innings and 36 runs with a day to spare in a second-round South Zone under-22 four-day cricket match for the P. Ramachandra Rao Trophy.

In another encounter, left-arm seamer Sutheesh returned figures of five for 44 on Wednesday, as Tamil Nadu gained a 42-run first-innings lead. Shijit Chandran then made 102, adding 118 for the fifth wicket with V. Maaruthi Raghav (59), to widen the advantage. Kerala, set a target of 359, slid to 106 for four.

The scores: Goa 158 and 218 in 78.3 overs (Vidyadhar Kamat 52, A. Veera Babu five for 72) lost to Andhra 412 in 115.2 overs (D. Prabhu Kiran 98, V. Sandeep 47, A.G. Pradeep 111, T. Vamsi Krishna 55). Points: Andhra 6, Goa 0.

TNCA 206 and 316 for nine decl. in 99 overs (P. Shijit Chandran 102, V. Maaruthi Raghav 59) vs. Kerala 164 in 74.2 overs (Abhishek Hegde 68, R. Sutheesh five for 44) and 106 for four in 40 overs (Raji Lal 41).

KSCA 410 in 127.5 overs (Ganesh Satish 110, Manish K. Pande 83, Aditya B. Sagar 44, Lalith Mohan five for 73) and 211 for five decl. in 47 overs (K.B. Pawan 47, Dhananjaya Murari 61, Ganesh Satish 49 n.o.) vs. Hyderabad 207 in 79.3 overs (Khushal Jilla 57, Amit A. Varma four for 18) and 24 for no loss in 13 overs.