Balachander Anirudh (62), Kolla K Sumanth (53) and A Ashish Reddy (42) made valuable contributions as Hyderabad managed to score 434 before being all out in 146.3 overs at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
Ronit More was the best bowler for Himachal Pradesh, returning figures of 4/84. Rishi Dhawan picked up 3/138.
At stumps on day two, Ankush Bains (51) and Prashant Chopra (33) were the unbeaten batsmen at the crease.