Tanay Thyagarajan took 11 wickets in the match as Hyderabad beat Andhra by 267 runs in the Ranji Trophy at Mulapadu. Kodimela Himateja’s unbeaten 123 rebuilt Hyderabad’s second innings from 101 for 5, and Andhra, set 398, were bowled out for 130.
Mulapadu, India: Hyderabad won the toss, chose to bat and spent four days making sure Andhra never found a way back into the match. Andhra’s chase of 398 had become a fight for survival by the final morning, and Tanay Thyagarajan made sure it ended in a heavy defeat.
A solid platform with the bat
The openers put on 109 for the first wicket, and Abhirath Reddy made 67 off 108 balls. Rahul Radesh finished unbeaten on 58 off 105, Tanmay Agarwal added 42 and Pragnay Reddy 31, and Hyderabad were all out for 275 in 86 overs. Tripurana Vijay took 4 for 90 for Andhra, with Lalith Mohan taking 3 for 78 and Saurabh Kumar 3 for 75.
Tanay turns the first innings
Mohammed Siraj gave Hyderabad an early breakthrough, and Tanay did the rest. Andhra slid from 91 for 3 to 149 for 7 and were bowled out for 184 in 63 overs, with only Shaik Rasheed’s 61 offering sustained resistance. Tanay took 5 for 63, his second successive five-wicket haul of the season, and G Aniketh Reddy took 2 for 60. Hyderabad led by 91.
Himateja repairs the second innings
Hyderabad resumed the third day on 78 for 1 and were 101 for 5 in the morning session. Himateja turned the innings around, adding 99 with Ruthik Mende, who made 31, and then 93 with Tanay, who hit an unbeaten 53 off 64 balls. Himateja finished on 123 not out off 202 balls with 10 fours and five sixes, and Hyderabad declared on 306 for 7 in 95.3 overs, leaving Andhra 398 to win. They were 7 for 2 at the close.
Tanay finishes the job
Andhra were 98 for 7 after 24.6 overs on the final morning. Ricky Bhui made 26, Venkat Sasikanth 23 and Lalith Mohan 17, but nobody stayed long enough to threaten the target. Tanay took 6 for 35 in 11 overs, his 14th five-wicket haul in the Ranji Trophy and his third 11-wicket match in first-class cricket. Aniketh Reddy took 3 for 57, and Andhra were all out for 130 in 30.5 overs.
Two wins from two for Hyderabad
The result gives Hyderabad, captained by Siraj, a second outright win in as many matches after their innings-and-40-run victory over Tripura in the opener. Andhra, who drew their first match against Karnataka, suffered their first defeat of the season.
Result: Hyderabad 275 (Abhirath Reddy 67, Rahul Radesh 58*; Tripurana Vijay 4/90) and 306/7 declared (Kodimela Himateja 123*, Tanay Thyagarajan 53*) beat Andhra 184 (Shaik Rasheed 61; Tanay Thyagarajan 5/63) and 130 (Tanay Thyagarajan 6/35, Aniketh Reddy 3/57) by 267 runs. Ranji Trophy Elite Group B, Mulapadu, 18-21 October 2026.
