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This is an archive article published on March 20, 2005
Mercury rises, tempers flare
The scorching sun was an indicator of how difficult it was, for the players, to retain their composure on ground. And things started happeni...
Written by G.S. Vivek
New Delhi | March 20, 2005 12:00 AM IST
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The scorching sun was an indicator of how difficult it was, for the players, to retain their composure on ground. And things started happening 8216;8216;in the heat of the moment8217;8217;.
The 8216;Smiling Buddha8217; got worked up and it was an unnatural show of celebration from Railways skipper Sanjay Bangar, as he sent Ambati Rayadu8217;s off-stump cartwheeling. Just moments before, umpire Sameer Bandekar had to separate Rayadu and fielder Amit Pagnis with things turning out ugly.
A few exchange of words, a little bit of 8216;chirpiness8217; and unwanted aggression from both teams; that was the only thing that grabbed attention on Day Two of the Ranji Trophy semifinal between hosts Railways and Hyderabad.
8216;8216;It wasn8217;t anything deliberate,8217;8217; explains Bangar. 8216;8216;Just a few cricketing tantrums and nothing much.8217;8217; But that was enough to disturb Rayadu8217;s concentration, and the visitors8217; batting mainstay could make only 8 runs.
Going back to cricket, both teams showed equal competence to collapse, making it difficult to predict favourites.
Hyderabad, after wiping out Railways for 180 to concede a first innings lead of just 14 runs, had a reasonably good second stint at the Karnail Singh Stadium track but two late wickets had them positioned at 131/5 at stumps.
Brief scores
Hyderabad
166 and 131/5 Daniel Manohar 63 not out, T Suman 32, Murali Kartik 2/43, Sanjay Bangar 2/18 vs Railways 180 Amit Pagnis 42, JP Yadav 40, Murali Kartik 28 not out, Pragyan Ojha 5/55, PS Niranjan 2/4.
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