Hyderabad Beat Chhattisgarh by One Wicket in Ranji Trophy Thriller

Hyderabad beat Chhattisgarh by one wicket in a thrilling finish to their Ranji Trophy match at the Gymkhana Ground in Secunderabad on Thursday.

Chasing 259 to win, Hyderabad were 13 for 2 overnight after losing two wickets for no score in the first over of the chase, and they reached 259 for 9 in 79.4 overs, with the last pair of Aniketh Reddy and Rakshann Readdi adding an unbeaten 39 runs.

Aniketh Reddy stayed unbeaten on 39 off 56 balls, and Rakshann Readdi hit the winning six off Jayant Yadav to finish unbeaten on 15 off 66 balls, after Varun Goud's 55 had kept Hyderabad in the chase before he fell as the ninth wicket.

Chhattisgarh made 284 in their first innings and 254 in their second, with Mayank Verma making 81 in the second innings, while Hyderabad made 280 in reply, with Rahul Radesh making 72.

Hyderabad take six points from the win.