# 2020–21 Hyderabad C.A. season

The 2020–21 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 87th 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 (HCA). They represent the state of Telangana in domestic competitions.

## Squad
### Arrivals

Balchander Anirudh got selected to the Hyderabad squad for the first time since his departure to Tamil Nadu in 2017.

### Departures

Ambati Rayudu left Hyderabad for the second time in his career to join Andhra despite captaining the side last season. He criticized the previous coach, Arjun Yadav for poor performance of the team during last season while citing politics in the team as the reason for his switch. He played for Hyderabad over ten seasons and also represented India in 55 One Day Internationals and 17 T20 Internationals. Left arm spinner Lalith Mohan opted for Andhra this season after he was overlooked by selectors over last few years. He last played for Hyderabad in 2015.

### Players

The following players made at least one appearance for Hyderabad in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket in 2020–21 season. Age given is at the start of Hyderabad's first match of the season (10 January 2021). Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Himalay Agarwal | (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Tanmay Agarwal | (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| Jaweed Ali | (1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Balchander Anirudh | (1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Rahul Buddhi | (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Twenty20 debut against Assam (10 January 2021) |
| Muthyala Charan | (1999-12-03)3 December 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | |
| Abhirath Reddy | (1996-09-29)29 September 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Satwik Reddy | (2002-01-12)12 January 2002 (aged 18) | Right-handed | — | List A debut against Goa (28 February 2021) |
| Shreyas Vala | (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Tilak Varma | (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Rakesh Yadav | (1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Mickil Jaiswal | (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Twenty20 debut against Odisha (12 January 2021) List A debut against Tripura (20 February 2021) |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | (1992-04-25)25 April 1992 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Ravi Teja | (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | (1995-11-15)15 November 1995 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Yash Gupta | (1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | — | List A debut against Goa (28 February 2021) |
| Jamalpur Mallikarjun | (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pragnay Reddy | (1999-12-18)18 December 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | Twenty20 debut against Odisha (12 January 2021) |
| Prateek Reddy | (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | List A debut against Tripura (20 February 2021) |
| Kolla Sumanth | (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 28) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers |||||
| Ajay Dev Goud | (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Mehdi Hasan | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Kartikeya Kak | (1996-10-04)4 October 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Twenty20 debut against Assam (10 January 2021) |
| Chama Milind | (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| Abdul Ela Al Quraishi | (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Rakshann Readdi | (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Twenty20 debut against Tamil Nadu (16 January 2021) List A debut against Gujarat (26 February 2021) |
| Akhilesh Reddy | (2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Yudhvir Singh | (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Played for Mumbai Indians in 2021 Indian Premier League |
| Mohammed Siraj | (1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021 Indian Premier League |
| Ashish Srivastav | (2000-07-09)9 July 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Bhagath Varma | (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Played for Chennai Super Kings in 2021 Indian Premier League |
| Hitesh Yadav | (1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Twenty20 debut against Tamil Nadu (16 January 2021) |
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## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Format | Pld | W | L | D / T / NR | Win % | Final position |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Twenty20 cricket | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% | Group stage |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy | List A cricket | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% | Group stage |

### Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India, fixtures were announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 17 December 2020 and the Hyderabad was placed in the Group B with all the group fixtures to be played in a bio-secure hub in Kolkata. Anirudh Singh was appointed as an interim coach for the Hyderabad on December 21 with Zakir Hussain as an assistant coach and Shashank Nag as the fielding coach.
The Hyderabad started their campaign with a loss against the Assam. They won their second match against the Odisha. The losses in their next three matches meant that the Hyderabad failed to qualify for the knockout stage as they finished fifth in the group with one win.

#### Points table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Tamil Nadu (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.88 |
| Bengal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.654 |
| Jharkhand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.23 |
| Assam | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.961 |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.199 |
| Odisha | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.569 |
* Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage

#### Matches
##### Group stage
### Ranji Trophy

Owing to the pandemic and curtailed domestic cricket season, the BCCI cancelled the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy season, but gave the go-ahead for this season's Vijay Hazare Trophy to take place.

### Vijay Hazare Trophy

The Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India, fixtures were announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 6 February 2021 and the Hyderabad was placed in the Group A with all the group fixtures to be played in a bio-secure hub in Surat.

#### Points table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Gujarat (Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.278 |
| Baroda | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.399 |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.186 |
| Chhattisgarh | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.069 |
| Goa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.778 |
| Tripura | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.198 |
* Top team advanced to the Knockout Stage

#### Matches
##### Group stage
## Player statistics
### Batting and Fielding

| Player | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s | Catches | Stumpings |
| Batsmen ||||||||||||||||||||
| Himalay Agarwal | 5 | 5 | 147 | 49 | 36.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 108 | 29 | 21.60 | 105.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Tanmay Agarwal | 5 | 5 | 446 | 150 | 89.20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | 88 | 34 | 17.60 | 96.70 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Balchander Anirudh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rahul Buddhi | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 91 | 26 | 22.75 | 131.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Mickil Jaiswal | 4 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 6.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 200.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Satwik Reddy | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19* | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tilak Varma | 5 | 5 | 391 | 156* | 97.75 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | 116 | 50 | 23.20 | 127.47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bavanaka Sandeep | 5 | 5 | 124 | 54 | 31.00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | 121 | 41 | 24.20 | 114.15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Ravi Teja | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 9.00 | 128.57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 5 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 13.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 45 | 21* | 15.00 | 173.07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yash Gupta | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pragnay Reddy | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 8.00 | 91.42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prateek Reddy | 4 | 2 | 45 | 38 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kolla Sumanth | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 130.76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ajay Dev Goud | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Mehdi Hasan | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kartikeya Kak | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Chama Milind | 4 | 2 | 29 | 21* | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | 46 | 24* | 46.00 | 219.04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Rakshann Readdi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| Yudhvir Singh | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5.66 | 154.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Hitesh Yadav | | | | | | | | | | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 |
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi |
| Rahul Buddhi | | | | | | | | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 12.00 | – | 0 |
| Ajay Dev Goud | 3 | 26.0 | 4 | 35.00 | 5.38 | 2/68 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 4/22 | 1 |
| Mehdi Hasan | 5 | 48.0 | 5 | 39.80 | 4.14 | 3/32 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Mickil Jaiswal | | | | | | | | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – | 4.50 | – | 0 |
| Kartikeya Kak | | | | | | | | 2 | 7.0 | 4 | 18.50 | 10.57 | 3/42 | 0 |
| Chama Milind | 4 | 38.0 | 10 | 21.30 | 5.60 | 5/43 | 1 | 5 | 18.0 | 3 | 56.66 | 9.44 | 2/24 | 0 |
| Rakshann Readdi | 2 | 20.0 | 1 | 134.00 | 6.70 | 1/56 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 47.00 | 7.83 | 1/15 | 0 |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | 5 | 21.0 | 3 | 45.00 | 6.42 | 2/37 | 0 | 5 | 9.3 | 1 | 58.00 | 6.10 | 1/8 | 0 |
| Yudhvir Singh | | | | | | | | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 82.00 | 8.20 | 1/27 | 0 |
| Ravi Teja | 5 | 46.0 | 12 | 24.91 | 6.50 | 4/45 | 0 | 5 | 19.0 | 7 | 19.85 | 7.31 | 2/26 | 0 |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 5 | 43.0 | 2 | 108.00 | 5.02 | 1/36 | 0 | 5 | 16.0 | 1 | 92.00 | 5.75 | 1/19 | 0 |
| Tilak Varma | | | | | | | | 5 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 9.33 | – | 0 |
| Hitesh Yadav | | | | | | | | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 7.00 | – | 0 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||||