Karnataka thrash Andhra Pradesh in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Mayank Agarwal 

Secunderabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Mayank Agarwal (162) scored a superb century to help Karnataka to a 163-run victory over Andhra Pradesh in a South Zone match of the Vijay Hazare National ODI Championships here today.

Andhra Pradesh won the toss and bowled first but were pushed back by Karnataka who posted a big score of 330 runs, riding on Agarwal's 137-ball 162 and Manish Pandey's 63-ball 75.

In reply, Andhra were bowled out for 196 in 47.4 overs with Kaif's 54 and Siva Kumar's 40 being the only highlights of a poor batting performance.

In another match, Tamil Nadu defeated Hyderabad by 47 runs riding on a brilliant century from Abhinav Mukund (139).

Tamil Nadu posted 334 for six after being sent in to bat. Mukund was helped by R. Sathish (79 not out) and Baba Aparajith (66) to post an imposing score.

In reply, Hyderabad managed only 287 runs in 47.2 overs, despite Tirumalasetti Suman scoring an impressive 119-ball 136.

Praneeth Kumar hit 68 off 51 balls, but it wasn't of much help for his team.

Laxmipathy Balaji was the highest wicket-taker for Tamil Nadu, taking three wickets for 55.

Brief Scores: Karnataka: 330/6 in 50 overs (Mayank Agarwal 162, Manish Pandey 75, Ayyappa Bandaru 4/43). Andhra Pradesh: 196 all out in 47.4 overs (Kaif 54, Siva Kumar 40, Abhimanyu Mithun 4/18).

Tamil Nadu: 334 for six in 50 overs (Abhinav Mukund 139, R Sathish 79 not out, Baba Aparajith 66; C V Milind 3/71). Hyderabad: 287 all out in 47.2 overs (Tirumalasetti Suman 136, Praneeth Kumar 68; Laxmipathy Balaji 3/55).