Medium pacer Anwar Ahmed took a five-wicket haul to put Hyderabad in a strong position against Tripura at stumps on day one of the Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match here today.
Anwar's burst helped Hyderabad dismiss Tripura for 184 in 45.1 overs before the visiting team's batsmen made 116 for one at close of play, trailing by 68 runs.
Akshath Reddy was batting on 66 with the help of ten fours while his opening partner Tanmay Agarwal (39) was unlucky to depart three balls before stumps were called. Giving Reddy support was Chama Milind (1).
Brief scores: Tripura 184 (Kaushan Acharjee 55, Manisankar Murasingh 44; Anwar Ahmed 5/53, Chama Milind 3/56) Hyderabad 116/1 (Akshath Reddy 66 batting, Tanmay Agarwal 39).
