Hyderabad three wickets short of innings victory as Tripura falter in second innings
Hyderabad finished three wickets short of an innings victory over Tripura at the Gymkhana Ground on Monday in their Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season opener. Half-centuries from Tanmay Agarwal and debutant Ruthik Yadav and a first-innings lead of 160 put the hosts firmly in control, while Tripura pacer Sandip Sarkar claimed eight wickets.
Tanmay reached his fifty in the very first over but was soon nicked off Parvez Sultan to Rajat Dey at short leg. Ruthik, on debut, battled to a 116-ball fifty and combined with Rahul Radesh for a careful 75-run partnership that carried Hyderabad into lunch with momentum on their side. Sandip’s return for Tripura remained the main resistance with multiple breakthroughs across Hyderabad’s innings.
The new ball briefly shifted the contest when Sandip removed both set batters, and C.V. Milind’s huge straight six was followed almost immediately by his dismissal, st Senthu b Sandip. Hyderabad were eventually dismissed for 294, leaving a first-innings lead of 160.
Hyderabad — 1st innings: Tanmay Agarwal c Manisankar b Parvez 54, Abhirath Reddy c Manisankar b Sandip 32, Rahul Singh c Manisankar b Sandip 5, Pragnay Reddy b Sandip 0, K. Himateja c Sentu b Sandip 18, Ruthik Yadav b Sandip 61, Rahul Radesh c Rajat b Sandip 40, C.V. Milind st Senthu b Sandip 40, Aniketh Reddy b Sandip 20, Tanay Thyagarajann c Sandip b Parvez 6, Mohammed Siraj (not out) 1; Extras (b-10, lb-6, nb-1): 17; Total (in 103.2 overs): 294. Fall of wickets: 1-60, 2-66, 3-66, 4-104, 5-134, 6-212, 7-227, 8-279, 9-292.
Tripura’s second innings began poorly as Bikram Kumar Das was lbw to Ruthik and Hrituraj Ghosh Roy fell to a Siraj bouncer, caught by Abhirath. By the 15th over four more batsmen had returned to the pavilion, leaving Tripura 106 for 7 in 35 overs; Sentu Sarkar was unbeaten on 27 and Parvez Sultan on 11 at that stage. Extras (b-8): 8; Total (for 7 wkts. in 35 overs): 106. Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-25, 3-27, 4-34, 5-43, 6-45, 7-81.
Tripura bowling (1st innings) read: Sandip 41.2-6-96-8, Manisankar 8-0-19-0, Abhijit 6-0-11-0, Parvez 26-4-76-2, Vihari 14-0-31-0, Bikram 4-0-21-0, Rajat 2-0-14-0, Mandeep 1-0-5-0, Sridam 1-0-5-0. Hyderabad’s attack in the second innings produced: Siraj 9-4-19-2, Ruthik 6-4-14-1, Tanay 13-4-42-3, Aniketh 6-1-22-0, Abhirath 1-0-1-1.
Captain Mohammed Siraj struck an early blow in Tripura’s chase and chose to press for a result by extending play by 30 minutes (or eight overs). Sentu and Parvez offered resistance that delayed an immediate finish and, in the process, reduced Hyderabad’s effective advantage.
With Tripura 106 for 7 after 35 overs, Hyderabad remained three wickets from an innings victory in the Ranji Trophy season-opener.
