Nawabs conquer Charminar, Golconda crush Nizams

Nawabs conquer Charminar, Golconda crush Nizams
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Nawabs, Jagirdars and Golconda registered wins in the respective round robin matches of the Hyderabad District Junior Premier league, which got underway at the YMNCA Secunderabad for the Radiant Elastomers Private Limited-sponsored Thakur Abhinay Singh Cup.

Nawabs, Jagirdars and Golconda registered wins in the respective round robin matches of the Hyderabad District Junior Premier league, which got underway at the YMNCA Secunderabad for the Radiant Elastomers Private Limited-sponsored Thakur Abhinay Singh Cup.

Jagirdars started off with an authoritative 105-53 win over ABHX with the duo of Kaushik and Aditya Manda along with captain Akash Mallapula displaying tremendous teamwork and coordination as they led 26-14 at the end of the first quarter and went on to lead 48-32 at the half time.

Mithil Reddy and Aman Tyagi were in the limelight for ABHX as they toiled hard to keep pace with their opponents but better control of the boards from Ajay, Jagadish and Abhinay of Jagirdars reduced their efforts.

Team Golconda aided by brilliant marksmanship by Chakravarthy and Moses put paid to the aspirations of Nizams at 62-49 in a match which saw players from both sides fighting it out for every possession.

For the losers, Sumanth and Avinash played well Sumith of Nawabs provided the icing in a 89-62 win for his side against Charminar and with admirable support from Rithik saw them wipe off a first half deficit of 5 points (32-37) and score 30 points against 8 in the third quarter to steer clear of their opponents and ensure a comfortable win at the end of regulation time.

They got admirable support from Harish Varma and Abhinay. For the loser, southpaw Dinesh Kumar and Pranab Reddy played well, with Dinesh scoring 40 excelling in drive in shots and accurate shooting from all quarters.

Results: Nawabs 89 (Sumith 34, Rithik 14, Harish Varma 14, Abhinay P 11) bt Charminar 62 (Dinesh Kumar 40, Pranab Reddy 13); Golconda 62 (Chakravarthy 27, Moses 12) bt Nizams 49 (Sumanth 13, Avinash 16); Jagirdars 105 (Kaushik 23, Adity Manda 24) bt ABHX 53 (Mithil Reddy 19, Aman Tyagi 9).

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