Hyderabad held on for a draw on Day Four of their Ranji Trophy league match against Andhra Pradesh at Secunderabad on Friday, giving their rivals five points from the match.

Resuming on their overnight score of 68/2, Hyderabad lost Vanka Pratap with the score on 91. A Nand Kishore, the only batsman from his side who has looked comfortable in this match, made 70 off 234 balls before becoming the fourth wicket to fall.

Hyderabad's middle order, however, performed more solidly than in the first innings. D Vinay Kumar, in particular, showed tremendous grit to make an unbeaten 37 off 238 balls. He, along with Venkatapathy Raju (32 off 103 balls), took his side through to stumps in safety.

Ending the day on 237/6, Hyderabad gained three points from this drawn encounter. The result put Andhra Pradesh at the top of the South Zone league points table and Hyderabad at third place, with Tamil Nadu finishing second.

Ramesh, Sharath score centuries

Centuries from Sadagoppan Ramesh and Sridharan Sharath gave Tamil Nadu the vital first-innings lead, giving them five points from their drawn Ranji Trophy league match against Kerala at Chennai.

Opener Ramesh, unbeaten on an uncharacteristically slow 41 overnight, resumed in similar vein on Friday. Hitting just three fours in his knock, Ramesh made 126 off 391 balls and 62 minutes. He lost Hemang Badani soon after play resumed, but Sharath have him enough support for the pair to post 176 runs for the fourth wicket.

Sharath fell with the score on 336, having made 102 off 226 balls, hitting nine boundaries. Ramesh remained unbeaten at the close of play on Day Four, accompanied at the end by Ashish Kapoor, who made 32 not out. Tamil Nadu ended the day on 407/5, attaining second place in the South Zone league points table.

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