Rahul Singh led Hyderabad to its second successive Buchi Babu Tournament title, edging TNCA President’s XI on the basis of a 23-run first innings lead in the final at the CSK-HPC ground in Chennai. For the 29-year-old captain, the result was about more than just silverware — it was about seeing his side compete and…
G. Anikethreddy had his hands on his face and squatted in disbelief as yet another delivery beat the bat without reward. After repeating the routine countless times, he finally lured half-centurion Baba Indrajith into a drive and had him caught at cover — a timely strike and a big breakthrough to put Hyderabad ahead of…
Left-arm spinner P. Vidyuth’s seven for 73 helped TNCA President’s XI bowl out Jammu & Kashmir for 230 and secure a huge 337-run first-innings lead on day four of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament semifinal at the CSK High Performance Centre here on Wednesday. After J&K collapsed from its overnight 212 for four, it conceded…
Left-arm spinner P. Vidyuth is currently the second-highest wicket-taker in the Buchi Babu Tournament so far, taking 23 wickets from six innings at an average of 11.13 for TNCA President’s XI. Speaking about his impressive campaign on Wednesday, he said, “Last year, I played only one game (his debut in Buchi Babu) against Haryana. I…
Abdul Samad’s free-flowing 75 (96b, 9×4, 3×6) and opener Yawar Hassan’s compact unbeaten 72 (185b, 7×4) helped Jammu & Kashmir to 212 for four after TNCA President’s XI declared on a mammoth 567 for nine on day three of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament semifinal at the CSK High Performance Centre on Tuesday. The duo…
Hyderabad qualified for the semifinals of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, topping Group ‘D’ after beating Madhya Pradesh (MP) by an innings and 59 runs on the second day of the fixture at the AM Jain College in Chennai on Wednesday. MP failed to overturn the 233-run first innings deficit and could only manage 174…
The Bengal-Mumbai game remained finely poised after overnight rains wiped out nearly two sessions on the second day of the Buchi Babu Invitational at the IITM Chemplast Ground in Chennai on Saturday. Bengal was 57 for one, with Aditya Purohit and Saurabh Kumar Singh unbeaten, after picking the remaining three Mumbai wickets to restrict its…
B. Sachin smashed a quickfire century (115, 110b, 7×4, 5×6) to help TNCA XI pull off a heist and beat Mumbai by two wickets in a close game that went down to the wire on the final day of the first round Buchi Babu tournament match here on Wednesday. Mumbai resumed its second innings on…
Left-arm spinners bowling with a diagonal run-up are a rare sight nowadays. Nishant Sindhu not only ran in that way, he bowled Haryana to a 100-run win over Bengal in their opening fixture of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament at the AM Jain College in Chennai on Wednesday. Sindhu claimed six for 39 and helped…
In this year’s Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, teams have only 90 overs to bat in their first innings — a format that blends the characteristics of First Class and List A. Under those constraints, even Anustup Mazumdar’s authoritative century and Sumanta Gupta’s fighting 98 could not prevent Bengal from conceding a 34-run lead to Haryana…