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The 2002–03 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 69th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.

Competition Overview

Squads

Irani Cup

Rayudu got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2002 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.

Deodhar Trophy

Rayudu, Vinay Kumar and Arjun got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2002-03 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.

Duleep Trophy

Manohar got selected to the Elite–A squad while Arjun got selected to the Elite–B squad for the 2002–03 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India.

Ranji Trophy

The Hyderabad team, led by Venkatapathy Raju, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a loss against the Mumbai at Hyderabad on 9 November 2002. They finished fourth in Group A of the Elite Group and failed to qualify for the knockout stage with a win, two losses and four draws. The teenage sensation, Ambati Rayudu emerged as the second highest run-getter by the end of the elite group-stage.

Points Table

Elite Group A

•   Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.
•   Bottom team relegated to the Plate Group for the 2003–04 Ranji Trophy.
• Points system : Win by an innings or 10 wickets = 3, Win = 2, Draw with first innings lead = 1, No Result = 0, Draw with first innings deficit = 0, Loss = 0.

Matches

Group Stage

Statistics

Most runs

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Ranji One–Day Trophy

The Hyderabad team, led by Venkatapathy Raju, began their campaign in the Subbaiah Pillai Trophy as part of the South Zone Ranji One–Day Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a loss against the Tamil Nadu at Bangalore on 6 December 2002. The partnership from Arjun Yadav and Devishetty Vinay Kumar helped the Hyderabad to a slow recovery from the initial collapse but wickets at the end restricted them to 205 while the century from Sridharan Sriram completed the chase for the Tamil Nadu with six-wickets to spare. In the second match, the five-wicket haul from Inder Shekar Reddy helped the Hyderabad bowl out the Karnataka to 120. The Hyderabad suffered an initial collapse at the chase but an unbeaten 45-run knock from Vinay Kumar guided the Hyderabad win by four wickets. In the third match, the three-wicket by Mohammad Nadeemuddin triggered the initial collapse and helped the Hyderabad restrict the Andhra to 210 while the century from Tirumalasetti Suman along with the half-century from Ambati Rayudu helped the Hyderabad complete the chase with seven-wickets to spare. The Hyderabad defeated the Goa by three wickets in their fourth match of the tournament after the half-centuries from Suman and Vinay Kumar helped the Hyderabad chase the target of 268 set by the Goa with the help of 89-run knock from Swapnil Asnodkar. In the final zonal match, the century from Sujith Somasunder along with the half-century from Hemanth Kumar helped the Kerala set the target of 298 while the three-wicket haul from K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan bowled the Hyderabad out for 247 despite 98-run knock from Vinay Kumar and another half-century from Ibrahim Khaleel. This loss resulted in the Hyderabad finish third in South Zone and fail to qualify for the Ranji ODI Championship with three wins and two losses.

Points Table

South Zone

•   Top team advanced to the Ranji ODI Championship

Matches

Zonal Stage

Statistics

Most runs

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

See also

• Hyderabad cricket team
• Hyderabad Cricket Association

References

1. ^ "Ranji Trophy Elite Group - 2002–03 / Squads / Hyderabad (India)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
2. ^ "Ranji ODI Trophy - 2002–03 / Squads / Hyderabad (India)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
3. "2002-03 Irani Cup / Squads / Rest of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
4. "2002-03 Deodhar Trophy / Squads / South Zone". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
5. "2002–03 Duleep Trophy / Squads / Elite–A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
6. "2002–03 Duleep Trophy / Squads / Elite–B". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
7. "Railways, Mumbai struggle on opening day". ESPNcricinfo. 10 November 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
8. "Mumbai beat Hyderabad by 69 runs in elite group encounter". ESPNcricinfo. 13 November 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
9. ^ "Ranji Trophy Elite Group Table - 2002–03". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
10. "2002–03 Ranji Elite Stats / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
11. Chatterjee, Arup (11 November 2002). "New points system for Ranji". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
12. ^ "Ranji Trophy Elite League, 2002-03 / Hyderabad (India) / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
13. ^ "Karnataka, Goa and Tamil Nadu notch up impressive wins". ESPNcricinfo. 7 December 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
14. ^ "Inder Reddy scalps five against Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. 8 December 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
15. "2002–03 Ranji ODI Trophy South Zone, Andhra vs Hyderabad, Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 8 December 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
16. "Railways trounce UP by 107 runs courtesy TP Singh century". ESPNcricinfo. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
17. ^ "Tamil Nadu lift P Subbaiah Pillai Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
18. ^ "Ranji One-Day Trophy 2002–03, South Zone Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
19. ^ "Ranji One-Day Trophy, 2002–03 / Hyderabad (India) / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

External links

• Hyderabad cricket team official site

• Cricket in Hyderabad, India
• Cricket in Telangana
• Sport in Telangana