Bengal Vs Hyderabad Highlights, Vijay Hazare Trophy Round 6: Aman Rao's Double Century Powers HYD To 107-Run Win

Bengal Squad: Abishek Porel(w), Abhimanyu Easwaran(c), Sudip Kumar Gharami, Anustup Majumdar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sumanta Gupta, Karan Lal, Akash Deep, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Rohit Das, Chandrahas Dash, Sumit Nag, Vishal Sunil Bhati, Ankit Mishra, Ravi Kumar, Sayan Ghosh, Aamir Gani

Hyderabad Squad: Aman Rao Perala, Tanmay Agarwal, Tilak Varma(c), Abhirath Reddy, Aelgani Varun Goud, Pragnay Reddy(w), K Nitesh Reddy, Chama V Milind, Mohammed Siraj, Aniketh Reddy, Chinntla Rakshan Readdi, B Punnaiah, Nitin Sai Yadav, Arfaz Ahmed Mohammad, Prateek Reddy, Rahul Buddhi, Kartikeya Kak, Tanay Thyagarajan, Gahlaut Rahul Singh

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Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Bengal: Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Sumit Nag (wk), Sudip Kumar Gharami, Anustup Majumdar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sumanta Gupta, Karan Lal, Akash Deep, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Rohit Das.

Hyderabad: Pragnay Reddy (wk), Gahlaut Rahul Singh, Tilak Varma (c), Aman Rao Perala, Abhirath Reddy, Pranav Varma, K Nitesh Reddy, Chama V Milind, Nitin Sai Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Chinntla Rakshan Readdi.

Just inside the eighth overs, Hyderabad have crossed the 50-run mark. Most of the batting charge has been led by Gahlaut, who is batting at 30 off 25 balls. Aman, after a slow start at the other end, has hit four boundaries in the last three overs to reach 19 off 19. Good start from Hyderabad.

A well-deserved half-century for Gahlaut, who reaches the milestone in 41 balls with a boundary. It includes seven fours and two maximums. Aman, at the other end, is taking a more measured approach, but Hyderabad have made a vert good start against Bengal, featuring one of the best bowling line-ups in the tournament. The run rate at the end of the 13th over stands at just over six-and-half.

This is the wicket that Bengal wanted, with Rahul Singh Gahlaut's brilliant knock coming to an end as he is caught by Mukesh Kumar off Rohit's delivery. The opener departs at 65 off 54 balls, which included seven fours and three sixes. Aman, at the other end, is batting at 33.

We have the second half-centurion of the game as Aman reaches his 50 in 67 balls, hitting five boundaries along the way. Captain Tilka Varma is at the other end, batting at 10 off 16. Hyderabad will want to build another partnership if they are looking for a 300-plus score.

With the 32nd over coming to an end, it's time for the drinks break. Aman has been superb, batting at 84 off 94, with a maiden List A century looking inevitable for the 21-year-old opener. Tilak has played a captain's knock at the other end, giving support with 34 off 44, including three boundaries.

A double whammy for Hyderabad as they lose two wickets in two overs. The first to depart was Tilak, who was caught by Sumanta off Shabhaz's bowling at 34 off 45. The new batter, Abhirath Reddy, lasts just nine balls and departs for five runs as Shami gets his first wicket of the day. Pragnay Reddy comes on for the batting side.

At the end of the 42nd over, Hyderabad are well positioned to cross well past 300. At the forefront of this innings is Aman, who reached his maiden List A century in just his third appearance, and is batting at 120 off 126 balls, including nine boundaries and four sixes. Pragnay, at the other end, is at 12 off 18.

Aman Rao, take a bow!! The 21-year-old batter, in only his third List A outing, reaches his double century in 154 balls with a six in the final ball of the innings. His innings contained 12 boundaries and 12 maximums, powering Hyderabad to a massive total of 352. The last 10 overs had 111 runs. Shami is the only bowler to perform for Bengal, with three wickets in his 10 overs at an economy rate of seven.

Hyderabad get theiir first breakthrough in the penultimate ball of the third over, with Siraj trapping Sumit Nag on the pads for an easy LBW decision. The Bengal opener departs for 10, and Karan Lal joins captain Abhimanyu Easwaran as the new batter.

Just at the end of the first powerplay, and the wheels have come off Bengal's chase. The entire top order has collapsed for sub-15 scores, with Anustup and and Shahbaz struggling to build some momentum at the crease. Siraj has been the star with the ball with three wickets so far.

Bengal crawl their way to the 100-run mark at the end of the 19th over. Credit must go to the partnership developing between Shahbaz and Anustup, which stands at 51 now. Under huge pressure, the Bengal batters have stabilised the innings, but the chase is still some way away, with 252 runs more needed to win.

Anustup and and Shahbaz continue to rebuild for Bengal from the precarious 50 for 4. The partnership is now worth 77 runs, but the fact remains that this is still a monumental task in front of their side. With the asking rate over nine an over and six wickets in hand, at least one of these two needs to play an absolute blinder from here.

Shahbaz Ahmed (51 not out) gets to his eighth half century in List A cricket, but the departure of Anustup (59) has quelled any chances of an unlikely victory for Bengal. Sumanta Reddy (2) also falls cheaply after that, as Hyderabad close in on a big win.

At the end of the 35th over, Bengal still need 160 runs more to win. They have lost their seventh wicket of the day as Akash Deep is caught by the substitute fielder, Varun Goud, with Nitin Sai Yadav getting his first scalp of the match. Shami comes on at the tail end, but this chase looks doomed to end in disappointment.

Hyderabad have sealed a massive 107-run win over Bengal as the latter's innings comes an end at 245 all out inside 45 overs. Shahbaz Ahmed was the lone fighter at the crease for Bengal, remaining unbeaten at 108 off 113, an innings that included nine fours and four sixes. However, wickets continued to tumble at the other end, with Mohammed Siraj taking four.