Bhui and Bharat guide Andhra to victory

RICKY Bhui (62) and KS Bharat (43) ensured Andhra got across the line in the chase against Rajasthan to secure a six-wicket win.

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RICKY Bhui (62) and KS Bharat (43) ensured Andhra got across the line in the chase against Rajasthan to secure a six-wicket win. Chasing 153, Andhra lost Vamsi Krishna early but Bharat and Bhui kept the innings going. They added 105 runs together before Bharat fell. Bhui too got out shortly after his fifty, however, Karan Shinde scored an unbeaten 35 to take them home. This is their first win of the season.

Mohammed Siraj took three wickets as Vindicatory finished with 355 in the second innings, largely thanks to a century from Karun Nair (105) and fifty from Harsh Dubey. Chasing a target of 220, Hyderabad were 23/1 at stumps. Siraj, playing his first game since the Sydney Test, took one wicket in the first innings, but bettered his show with three wickets in the second.