Washington scalps seven, Suman, Mukund slam tons

Washington scalps seven, Suman, Mukund slam tons
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Washington scalps seven, Suman, Mukund slam tons. First the big news. The 85th edition of All India Coromandel King Moin-Ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Invitation Cricket Tournament began here on Wednesday and there was no rain whatsoever, perhaps pouting an end to the oft-repeated phrases.

Hyderabad: First the big news. The 85th edition of All India Coromandel King Moin-Ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Invitation Cricket Tournament began here on Wednesday and there was no rain whatsoever, perhaps pouting an end to the oft-repeated phrases.

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On a particularly sunny day, when an ample number of big guns struck form with the bat and slammed centuries, a relatively lesser known off-spinner Washington S of MRF wreaked havoc and stole the limelight with a deadly spell that saw him scalp seven FCI batsmen at DMRC Ground.

After electing to bat first FCI were shot out for FCI 283, thanks to a brilinatly paced 106 by Umang Sharma and the recovery path he forged along with Rajender Bist 75. Washington had an envious 7/55 haul. The other top notch performances came from T Suman (172), Abhinav Mukund (158)A Anirudh (117), GH Vihari (86), Himalay Agarwal (83) and Rajender Bist (75).

Brief scores: Round-1: Day-1:Hyderabad XI 465 for 7(T Suman 172, P Akshath Reddy 41, G H Vihari 86, B Sandeep 62, A Ashish Reddy 54, Kurban Ali 3/76) vs Air India; FCI 283(Umang Sharma 106, Rajender Bist 75, Sunil Sam 3/ 77, Washington S 7/55) vs MRF 21 for no loss; Hyderabad President XI 290(B Anirudh 117, Himalay Agarwal 83, Vishwa Fernando 4/57, Sakun Rajitha 3/44, Amila Aponso 3/82) vs Sri Lanka; India Cements 353(Abhinav Mukand 158, Baba Aparajith 72, Resham Sharma 3/105, Mohd Saif 3/18) vs ONCG 4 for no loss.

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