A fine six-wicket haul by medium pacer MP Arjun left Andhra tottering at 72 for six in their second knock against Hyderabad at the end of second day's play in the Ranji Trophy Super league Elite Group-B match in Hyderabad on Monday.
Arjun claimed six wickets for just 25 runs in Andhra second innings, though he missed his hat-trick. In the eighth over, Andhra were reeling at eight for four.
Earlier, Hyderabad, resuming at overnight 52 for 5, were bundled out for a paltry 132, conceding a 27-run first innings lead to Andhra.
Arjun Yadav, the lone fighter, was finally bowled out for 49. Shinde (21) was the other chief contributor.
Andhra medium pacer Kalyana Krishna picked four wickets, while his new ball partner Vijaya Kumar claimed three.
Scorecard:
Andhra (1st innings): 159
Hyderabad (1st innings):
D Prince lbw Kalyankrishna 8
D Manohar c Pradeep b V Kumar 7
D Ravi Teja c Prasad b V Kumar 0
S Pai c Prasad b V Kumar 0
A Yadav b K Krishna 49
M Arjun c Sumanth b K Krishna 9
A Shinde c Prasad b K Krishna 21
H Ahmed b Shankara Rao 2
P Ojha lbw Watekar 16
S Shoaib lbw Shankara Rao 10
A Yadav not out 4
Extras: (w1, nb 5) 6
Total: (all out in 78.3 overs) 132
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-8, 3-8, 4-18, 5-29, 6-87, 7-94, 8-117, 9-117
Bowling: D Kalyankrishna 25-8-42-4, P Vijay Kumar 23-9-35-3, Y Gnaneswara Rao 10-2-20-0, G Shankara Rao 12.3-5-13-2, H Watekar 7-0-12-0, M Faiq 1-0-12-0
Andhra (2nd innings):
H Watekar lbw Arjun 4
L Reddy b Arjun 9
A Varma b Arjun 0
A Pradeep b Arjun 0
Shankara Rao c Ahmed b Arjun 0
M Prasad b Arjun 9
G Rao not out 22
B Sumanth not out 24
Extras: (lb2, nb2) 4
Total: (in 29 overs for 6 wickets) 72
Fall of Wickets: 1-8, 2-8, 3-8, 4-8, 5-24, 6-29
Bowling: S Shoaib 7-2-15-0, M Arjun 10-3-25-6, D Manohar 5-1-08-0, A Yadav 3-0-09-0, P Ojha 3-0-12-0, A Shinde 1-0-01-0
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