# 2017–18 Hyderabad C.A. season

The 2017–18 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 84th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team and Hyderabad women's cricket team are senior men's and women's domestic cricket teams based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the state of Telangana in domestic competitions.

## Competition Overview

| Category | Competition | Format | First Match | Last Match | Final Position | Pld | W | L | D / T / NR | Win % |
| Senior men's | Ranji Trophy | First-class cricket | 6 October 2017 | 25 November 2017 | Group Stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.33% |
| Senior women's | One-Day League | Women's List A cricket | 6 December 2017 | 12 December 2017 | Elite Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% |
| Senior men's | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Twenty20 cricket | 8 January 2018 | 14 January 2018 | Zonal Stage | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
| Senior women's | T20 League | Women's Twenty20 cricket | 13 January 2018 | 17 January 2018 | Elite Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Senior men's | Vijay Hazare Trophy | List A cricket | 5 February 2018 | 21 February 2018 | Quarter-finals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.42% |

## Senior Men's team
### Squads

* Head coach: J. Arunkumar
* Assistant coach : Narender Pal Singh
* Physio : Bheesham Pratap Singh
* Trainer : Naveen Reddy
* Video analyst : Santosh BM
| Buchi Babu Tournament | Ranji Trophy | Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Vijay Hazare Trophy |
| Akshath Reddy (c) Tanmay Agarwal Rohit Rayudu Bavanaka Sandeep Kolla Sumanth (wk) Ashish Reddy Akash Bhandari Mehdi Hasan Ravi Kiran Mohammad Muddassir Tilak Varma Rohit Reddy Amol Shinde Sudeep Tyagi Gangam Anikethreddy | Ambati Rayudu (c) Kolla Sumanth (wk) Tanmay Agarwal Ashish Reddy Akash Bhandari Mehdi Hasan Chama Milind Mohammad Muddassir Mohammad Siraj Pragyan Ojha Ravi Kiran Akshath Reddy Rohit Rayudu Palakodeti Sairam Bavanaka Sandeep Amol Shinde Sudeep Tyagi | Ambati Rayudu (c) Akshath Reddy Tanmay Agarwal Ashish Reddy Akash Bhandari Mehdi Hasan Kartikeya Kak Mohammad Siraj Pragyan Ojha Ravi Kiran Ravi Teja Rohit Rayudu Palakodeti Sairam Bavanaka Sandeep Kolla Sumanth (wk) Tanay Thyagarajan | Akshath Reddy (c) Bavanaka Sandeep Tanmay Agarwal Akash Bhandari Chaitanya Reddy Mehdi Hasan Jaweed Ali Mohammad Muddassir Mohammad Siraj Ravi Kiran Ravi Teja Ambati Rayudu Rohit Rayudu Palakodeti Sairam Kolla Sumanth (wk) Tanay Thyagarajan |
Ambati Rayudu moved back from the Vidarbha to lead the Hyderabad while Balchander Anirudh moved from the Hyderabad to the Tamil Nadu and S Badrinath had opted to take a year-off from the first-class cricket ahead of the 2017–18 season. The Hyderabad team also got the new coach with J. Arunkumar replacing Bharat Arun.

#### Duleep Trophy

Rayudu and Chama Milind got selected for India Red squad while Mohammad Siraj got selected for India Green squad for 2017-18 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India. Ambati Rayudu missed the tournament because of knee injury while Mohammad Siraj was released from India Green squad as he got selected for India-A series.

#### Deodhar Trophy

Rohit Rayudu got selected for India A squad for 2017-18 Deodhar Trophy, a List A cricket competition in India.

#### Indian Premier League

Among 13 players who got their names for the IPL Auction, Ambati Rayudu got picked by Chennai Super Kings and Mohammed Siraj by Royal Challengers Bangalore while local franchise, SunRisers Hyderabad picked Mehdi Hasan and Tanmay Agarwal for 2018 Indian Premier League season.

### Buchi Babu Tournament

Hyderabad was invited for 2017–18 Kalpathi AGS - Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, invitational tournament conducted annually by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association in the honour of M. Buchi Babu Naidu and began their campaign against Baroda at Chennai on 5 September 2017. They topped Group C with two wins in as many matches to advance to knockout stage. They won the tournament defeating TNCA Presidents XI by 8 wickets in final. Kolla Sumanth was later named as the player of the tournament.

#### Points Table
##### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Hyderabad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.814 |
| Baroda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.501 |
| TNCA XI | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.569 |
* Top team advanced to the knockout stage.

#### Statistics
##### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Kolla Sumanth | 4 | 4 | 345 | 172.50 | 71.88 | 103* | 1 | 3 |
| Tanmay Agarwal | 4 | 4 | 259 | 64.75 | 66.93 | 82 | 0 | 3 |
| Rohit Rayudu | 4 | 4 | 176 | 88.00 | 53.50 | 65* | 0 | 1 |
* Source:

##### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
| Mehdi Hasan | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26.83 | 3.11 | 5/78 | 51.83 | 1 | 1 |
| Amol Shinde | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17.38 | 3.30 | 4/56 | 31.63 | 1 | 0 |
| Akash Bhandari | 4 | 4 | 7 | 30.14 | 3.90 | 2/7 | 46.43 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Ranji Trophy

Hyderabad began their campaign in Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, against Maharashtra at Hyderabad on 6 October 2017. They finished in fourth in Group A with two wins, a draw and a loss while two home matches, one against Maharashtra and the other against Uttar Pradesh, were abandoned due to incessant rains.

#### Points Table
##### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
| Karnataka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | +0.479 |
| Delhi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | +0.333 |
| Maharashtra | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | +0.084 |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | –0.156 |
| Railways | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | –0.312 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +0.508 |
| Assam | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –0.977 |
* Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.

#### Statistics
##### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | 4 | 7 | 400 | 57.14 | 46.08 | 93 | 0 | 4 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 3 | 5 | 278 | 69.50 | 54.19 | 112 | 1 | 2 |
| Akshath Reddy | 4 | 8 | 238 | 34.00 | 45.07 | 107 | 1 | 1 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

##### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 5WI | 10WM |
| Ravi Kiran | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23.12 | 2.80 | 3/30 | 49.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehdi Hasan | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21.46 | 2.50 | 5/88 | 51.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi Teja | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26.87 | 2.85 | 5/49 | 56.5 | 1 | 0 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Hyderabad began their campaign in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 tournament in India, against Kerala at Vizianagaram on 8 January 2018. They finished in fourth in South Zone with two wins and three losses.

#### Points Table
##### South Zone

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Karnataka | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.354 |
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.435 |
| Andhra | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.109 |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.074 |
| Kerala | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.375 |
| Goa | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.499 |
* Top two teams advanced to the Super League.

#### Statistics
##### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Akshath Reddy | 5 | 5 | 184 | 36.80 | 155.93 | 70 | 0 | 2 |
| Ambati Rayudu | 5 | 5 | 181 | 45.25 | 141.40 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| Tanmay Agarwal | 5 | 5 | 151 | 30.20 | 145.19 | 59 | 0 | 1 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

##### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
| Ravi Kiran | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14.30 | 7.39 | 4/23 | 11.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17.10 | 8.55 | 3/26 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehdi Hasan | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24.83 | 7.84 | 3/40 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Vijay Hazare Trophy

Hyderabad began their campaign in Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List A cricket tournament in India, against Services at Hyderabad on 5 February 2018. They topped Group D with five wins and a loss to advance to knockout stage. They were eliminated in Quarter-finals where Karnataka defeated Hyderabad by 103 runs. Mohammed Siraj was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with the total scalps of 23 in seven matches.

#### Statistics
##### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Rohit Rayudu | 7 | 7 | 357 | 51.00 | 80.95 | 130 | 2 | 0 |
| Akshath Reddy | 7 | 7 | 341 | 48.71 | 95.51 | 127 | 1 | 2 |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | 7 | 7 | 312 | 44.57 | 93.41 | 79 | 0 | 3 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

##### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
| Mohammed Siraj | 7 | 7 | 23 | 15.65 | 5.68 | 5/37 | 16.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Akash Bhandari | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30.12 | 6.17 | 3/34 | 29.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Kiran | 7 | 7 | 8 | 39.75 | 5.49 | 2/17 | 43.3 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Senior Women's team
### Squads

* Head coach: Savita Nirala
* Physio : Harsha Ganwal
* Trainer : V Keerthi
* Video analyst : Sudha Kumarasena
| One-Day League | T20 League |
| Gouher Sultana (c) Ananya Upendran Sravanthi Naidu Pranathi Reddy Rachna S Kumar Bhogi Shravani Sunitha Anand (wk) Nishath Fatima (wk) Vellore Mahesh Kavya Mamata Kanojia D Ramya Sneha Morey K Anitha Himani Yadav Archana Das | Sravanthi Naidu (c) D Ramya Himani Yadav Pranathi Reddy Rachna S Kumar Sneha Morey Sravya (wk) Ananya Upendran Vellore Mahesh Kavya Gouher Sultana G Trisha Mamata Kanojia V Pooja K Anitha Nishath Fatima (wk) |

#### Senior women's cricket inter zonal three day game

Himani Yadav, Ananya Upendran, Vellore Mahesh Kavya, Gouher Sultana and Sravanthi Naidu got selected for South Zone squad for 2017-18 Senior women's cricket inter zonal three day game, a Women's First-class cricket tournament in India.

### One-Day League

Hyderabad began their campaign in Senior women's one day league, Women's List A cricket tournament in India, against Andhra at Hyderabad on 6 December 2017. They finished in third in Elite Group A with a win and three losses.

#### Points Table
##### Elite Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Railways | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.647 |
| Andhra | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.454 |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.175 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.372 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.460 |
Top two teams advanced to Super League.
 Bottom team relegated to 2018–19 Plate Group.

#### Statistics
##### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Sravanthi Naidu | 4 | 4 | 127 | 31.75 | 50.39 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Sneha Morey | 4 | 4 | 122 | 30.50 | 62.56 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Himani Yadav | 4 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 55.62 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
* Source: BCCI

##### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
| Vellore Mahesh Kavya | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19.25 | 4.00 | 4/32 | 28.87 | 1 | 0 |
| Gouher Sultana | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28.80 | 3.69 | 3/34 | 46.80 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: BCCI

### T20 League

Hyderabad began their campaign in Senior Women's T20 League, a Women's Twenty20 cricket tournament in India, against Railways at Mumbai on 13 January 2018. They finished in last in Elite Group B with no wins and four losses and got relegated to Plate Group for 2018–19 season.

#### Points Table
##### Elite Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +1.011 |
| Delhi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.223 |
| Railways | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.905 |
| Mumbai | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.786 |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.780 |
Top two teams advanced to Super League.
 Bottom team relegated to 2018–19 Plate Group.

#### Statistics
##### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| D Ramya | 4 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 78.37 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| Himani Yadav | 4 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 73.73 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Ananya Upendran | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 110.00 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: BCCI

##### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
| Gouher Sultana | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.25 | 4.69 | 2/13 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Himani Yadav | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15.33 | 5.75 | 2/15 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 |
| G Trisha | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22.33 | 5.22 | 3/10 | 25.66 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: BCCI

## Telangana T20 League

Hyderabad Cricket Association launched the Telangana T20 League with an initiative to provide major boost to rural cricketers who lag behind due to lack of proper infrastructure and coaching facilities. Many Hyderabad players took part in the inaugural season and Adilabad Tigers won the tournament with Danny Dereck Prince scoring most runs of the tournament and Praneeth Raj taking most wickets.