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On the first day of the second round of the multi-day domestic tournament, bowlers dominated play in most games. Hyderabad’s Tanmay Agarwal (114*) and GH Vihari (163*) were the only batsman to score centuries on Day 1. J&K spinner Waseem Raza claimed a fifer against Tamil Nadu while Ashoke Dinda picked four wickets against Karnataka. Here are the highlights of the day: (Also Read:  Fixtures & Results: Ranji Trophy 2014-15 ) Group A Bengal vs Karnataka:   Opting to field at the Eden Gardens, Bengal dominated the proceedings on the first day. Ashoke Dinda removed Robin Uthappa off the second ball of the day and followed up with the wicket of Mayank Agarwal in his next over to leave Karnataka on 9/2. With Veerpratap Singh, the pacer had reduced the visitors to 69/5 in the 21st over. Dinda claimed four while Singh picked three wickets during the course of the day. CM Gautam was the highest scorer for Karnataka with 63. At stumps the visitors were 237/7 with Vinay Kuma...

A Kieron Pollard blitzkrieg snatched victory from the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday evening. The visiting team’s batters posted their highest total on the board and their bowlers followed up with a good performance to tie down the Mumbai Indians to 117 for three from 16 overs.  Then Pollard unleashed himself on SRH and helped claim 29 runs in the 17th over to tilt the match in the home team’s favour. From thence there was no looking back for the hosts as they coasted to a comfortable win in the end. Young Hanuma Vihari who made a 37-ball 41 and was involved in a 73-run stand with Shikhar Dhawan, followed by a 55-run partnership with Cameron White, to help set-up the match spoke to IPLT20.com after the loss. While he looked back on the game, the batsman also reflected on his stint in the Pepsi Indian Premier League so far. Excerpts from the interview: A hard fought game In the first 16 overs of their batting we were well in the game...

Standing by the boundary line, with his hands folded and chest held high was Dayanand Cheedi; assistant to the chief coach of Hanuma Vihari who saw one of his favorite students collecting the man of the match award in the post match presentation ceremony.  A smile donned his face; his eyes bore tears of joy as the hard work and sweat put in by Vihari all these years had finally paid off. “I knew one day his dedication and sincerity would bear fruit,” said a visibly happy Cheedi to IPLT20.com  “You should see him at the throw downs, you should see him practice. The amount of hard work he puts into his game, is worth admiring. He is a work horse. He would bat for hours, take throw downs from me and ask me for advices on his game. His chief coach John Manoj would be a happy man today.” explained Cheedi who has worked closely with Vihari over the years and was eagerly waiting to congratulate the young lad from Hyderabad. For Vihari, it’s a dream come true. May i...