Hyderabad, having won all its five league games to top the table with 35 points, should have it easy against the fourth-placed Nagaland in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group semifinal at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here from Friday.
In the league phase, Hyderabad had drubbed Nagaland by an innings and 194 runs and the latter made it to the knock-outs with two wins, two losses and a draw.
The Hyderbad batting is led by G. Rahul Singh (612 runs), Tanmay Agarwal (600) and Rohit Rayudu (273). In bowling, left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajan (34), who is the second highest wicket-taker in the league after Mizoram’s Mohit Jangra (36), capitalised on the early blows struck by left-arm pacer Chama Milind (21 wickets), who will miss this contest due to an injury, and Kartikeya Kak (13).
