1:53 PM IST, Local Time: The Hyderabad batters were in a hurry as they chased down 161 runs by 7 wickets, with 36 balls to spare, returning to winning ways in style.
Earlier, Goa posted 160/4 after being invited to bat first. The innings began shakily with early dismissals of Ishaan Gadekar (1), Abhinav Tejrana (21) and Arjun Tendulkar (7), leaving Goa 33/3 inside the first seven overs. Deepraj Gaonkar steadied things briefly with 23 off 20 before falling at 67/4.
From there, Lalit Yadav took charge, first adding 34 with Gaonkar and then stitching a crucial 93-run unbeaten stand with Darshan Misal (18* off 17) to lift Goa to a strong total. The right-hander smashed two sixes and four fours in the final over, powering Goa to 160 — a total that looked distant at one stage.
Hyderabad’s bowlers found breakthroughs early but couldn’t contain the assault later, with Tanay Thyagarajan (2/20) being the standout, while Chinntla Rakshan Readdi and Ajay Dev Goud picked up one wicket each.
Tanmay Agarwal set the tone early with a brisk 19 off 9, before Aman Rao took charge and smashed 40 off 22 balls, striking three fours and as many sixes. The star of the chase, though, was Pragnay Reddy, who played a superb unbeaten knock of 67 off 34 deliveries at a strike rate close to 200, lacing four fours and five sixes.
Hyderabad maintained impressive run rate throughout, piling up 91 runs inside the powerplay. Quick runs from Rahul Buddhi (18 off 13) and K Nitesh Reddy (10* off 9) ensured there were no hiccups in the chase.
Goa bowlers struggled to apply pressure, leaking boundaries regularly, as Hyderabad wrapped up the match with 36 balls left. Deepraj Gaonkar, Darshan Misal, and Vikash Singh bagged one wicket each for them.