UP's second innings got off to a steady start with openers Siddharth Yadav and Aanjaneya Suryavanshi putting 135 runs on board without loss of wickets at stumps.

UP's second innings got off to a steady start with openers Siddharth Yadav and Aanjaneya Suryavanshi putting 135 runs on board without loss of wickets at stumps.

UP's second innings got off to a steady start with openers Siddharth Yadav and Aanjaneya Suryavanshi putting 135 runs on board without loss of wickets at stumps.

Bengaluru: The second day of the C K Nayudu Trophy Under-25 match played between Kerala and Uttar Pradesh (UP) at the Chinnaswami Stadium in Bengaluru ended with the latte sitting pretty with an overall lead of 200 runs.

 

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UP's second innings got off to a fine start with openers Siddharth Yadav and Aanjaneya Suryavanshi putting 135 runs on board without getting separated at stumps. UP gained a first innings lead of 63 after bundling out Kerala 143 earlier in the day.

 

In the second innings, Aanjaneya Suryavanshi was batting on 76 off 113 balls, with eight boundaries in his kitty, Siddharth Yadav's unbeaten 92-ball 58 saw three balls going over the ropes and four being driven to the fence.

 

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Though pacers Fanoos F, Vishweshar A Suresh and Akhil Scaria helped Kerala contain UP to 208 in the first innings, the trio are yet to make a dent in the second innings.

 

Kerala could mange only 143 in their first innings.

 

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Akhil Scaria, with 49 off 82 balls, and opener Ananthakrishnan J, with 38 off 100 balls, were among the runs while the rest of the batters fell cheaply. 

 

UP are leading Elite Group F with 13 points from two matches, while Kerala are in second spot with 10 points from two games.

 

Brief scores: UP 208 & 135/0 in 34 overs (Aanjaneya Suryavanshi 76 batting, Siddharth Yadav 58 batting) vs Kerala 143 (Akhil Scaria 49, Ananthakrishnan J 38).