# 2021–22 Hyderabad C.A. season

The 2021–22 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 88th 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

Hanuma Vihari returned to the Hyderabad squad for the first time since his departure to Andhra in 2015.

### Departures

Yudhvir Singh migrated to his home state, Jammu and Kashmir.

### Players

The following players made at least one appearance for Hyderabad in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket in 2021–22 season. Age given is at the start of Hyderabad's first match of the season (4 November 2021). Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||
| Alankrit Agarwal | (1999-10-21)21 October 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | First Class debut against Baroda (3 March 2022) |
| Himalay Agarwal | (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Tanmay Agarwal | (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| Jaweed Ali | (1993-12-15)15 December 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Rahul Buddhi | (1997-09-20)20 September 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | List A debut against Haryana (8 December 2021) Played for Mumbai Indians in 2022 Indian Premier League |
| Rohit Rayudu | (1994-07-29)29 July 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Abhirath Reddy | (1996-09-29)29 September 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | List A debut against Saurashtra (11 December 2021) |
| Akshath Reddy | (1991-02-11)11 February 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Chaitanya Reddy | (1995-10-15)15 October 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| P Nitesh Reddy | (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| HK Simha | (1998-03-27)27 March 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Surya Teja | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| Tilak Varma | (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Played for Mumbai Indians in 2022 Indian Premier League |
| Hanuma Vihari | (1993-10-13)13 October 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Aliga Vinay | (1999-11-24)24 November 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Mohammed Afreedi | (1998-10-18)18 October 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Mickil Jaiswal | (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | First Class debut against Chandigarh (17 February 2022) |
| Chandan Sahani | (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A debut against Haryana (8 December 2021) First Class debut against Baroda (3 March 2022) |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | (1992-04-25)25 April 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Rathan Teja | (1999-12-23)23 December 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| Ravi Teja | (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | (1995-11-15)15 November 1995 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Dheeraj Goud | (2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (aged 16) | Right-handed | — | |
| Pragnay Reddy | (1999-12-18)18 December 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | |
| Prateek Reddy | (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | — | |
| Kolla Sumanth | (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers |||||
| Ajay Dev Goud | (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Trishank Gupta | (2001-09-24)24 September 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Twenty20 debut against Uttar Pradesh (9 November 2021) List A debut against Haryana (8 December 2021) |
| Mehdi Hasan | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Kartikeya Kak | (1996-10-04)4 October 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | List A debut against Delhi (9 December 2021) |
| Chama Milind | (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022 Indian Premier League |
| Abrar Mohiuddin | (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Surya Prasad | (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | First Class debut against Baroda (3 March 2022) |
| B Punnaiah | (2003-05-12)12 May 2003 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | First Class debut against Bengal (24 February 2022) |
| Abdul Ela Al Quraishi | (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Twenty20 debut against Delhi (8 November 2021) |
| Rakshann Readdi | (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | First Class debut against Chandigarh (17 February 2022) |
| Elligaram Sanketh | (1999-10-08)8 October 1999 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Twenty20 debut against Uttar Pradesh (9 November 2021) |
| Md Saqlain | | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Mohammed Siraj | (1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022 Indian Premier League |
| Bhagath Varma | (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Played for Chennai Super Kings in 2022 Indian Premier League |
| Atul Vyas | (1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | List A debut against Jharkhand (14 December 2021) |
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## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Format | Pld | W | L | D / T / NR | Win % | Final position |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy | Twenty20 cricket | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | Semi-finals |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy | List A cricket | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% | Group stage |
| Ranji Trophy | First-class cricket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 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 30 August 2021 and the Hyderabad was placed in the Group E with all the group fixtures to be played in a bio-secure hub in Haryana. On 23 October, the Hyderabad announced two teams for the tournament with one team being selected by the Syed Quadri's panel supported by the HCA president group while the other by Noel David's committee supported by the secretary group. The feud between the two on various issues including the team selection continued until the Supreme Court intervened to resolve the issue. The final team was confirmed on 30 October with Tanmay Agarwal as captain and Milap Mewada as coach.
The Hyderabad started their campaign on 4 November with a win against the Saurashtra. They topped their group winning all their five group matches with Agarwal and Chama Milind as leading run-getter and wicket-taker of the tournament during the group stages respectively. The Hyderabad defeated the Gujarat by 30 runs in the quarterfinal but lost to the Tamil Nadu in the semifinal.

#### Matches
##### Semi-final
### 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 30 August 2021 and the Hyderabad was placed in the Group C with all the group fixtures to be played in Chandigarh. The Hyderabad announced their squad on 2 December 2021.
The Hyderabad started their campaign with the wins against Haryana and Delhi in their first two group matches. They failed to qualify for the knockout stage after losing their last three group matches thereby finishing fourth in the group stage.

#### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Saurashtra | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.461 |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.708 |
| 3 | Jharkhand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.278 |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.358 |
| 5 | Delhi | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.630 |
| 6 | Haryana | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.896 |
Advanced to Quarter-final  Advanced to Preliminary quarter-final

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

The Ranji Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India, fixtures were announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 30 August 2021 and the Hyderabad was placed in the Group C with all the group fixtures to be played at Kolkata. The Hyderabad announced their squad on 27 December 2021. The tournament was scheduled to start on 13 January 2022 but was postponed due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in India. The BCCI announced revised schedule for the tournament on 3 February 2022 with league stage to be conducted between February 10 and March 15 and knockout stage between May 30 and June 26.
The Hyderabad started their campaign with a win against the Chandigarh but lost to Bengal in their second match. Despite winning their final group stage match against the Baroda, they missed out on qualification for the knockout stage by finishing second in their group.

#### Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Quot |
| 1 | Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.308 |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.196 |
| 3 | Baroda | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.938 |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.694 |
Advances to Quarter-final

#### Matches
##### Group stage
## Player statistics
### Batting

| Player | First class | First class | First class | First class | First class | First class | First class | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | List A | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 |
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest score | Average | Strike rate | 100s | 50s |
| Batsmen |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alankrit Agarwal | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Himalay Agarwal | 2 | 4 | 49 | 20 | 12.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 23 | 10.66 | 95.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanmay Agarwal | 3 | 6 | 134 | 49 | 22.33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 145 | 77* | 36.25 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 334 | 97* | 55.66 | 148.44 | 0 | 4 |
| Jaweed Ali | 1 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 32.50 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rahul Buddhi | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 111 | 49 | 22.20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 131 | 38* | 43.66 | 139.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Rayudu | 1 | 2 | 52 | 49 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Abhirath Reddy | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 16.66 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Akshath Reddy | 2 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 34 | 21.50 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tilak Varma | 3 | 6 | 216 | 90 | 36.00 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 180 | 139 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 215 | 75 | 35.83 | 147.26 | 0 | 2 |
| Hanuma Vihari | 1 | 2 | 165 | 106 | 82.50 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 94 | 57 | 23.50 | 110.58 | 0 | 1 |
| All-rounders |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickil Jaiswal | 2 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Chandan Sahani | 1 | 2 | 60 | 54 | 30.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 99 | 87 | 24.75 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 9.25 | 102.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Teja | 3 | 6 | 197 | 81* | 39.40 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 118 | 63 | 39.33 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 4.25 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 3 | 6 | 153 | 52 | 30.60 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 22 | 27.66 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 15.33 | 117.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pragnay Reddy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2.75 | 40.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Prateek Reddy | 3 | 6 | 73 | 36 | 12.16 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kolla Sumanth | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 101 | 34 | 20.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 21* | 31.00 | 110.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowlers |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trishank Gupta | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mehdi Hasan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Kartikeya Kak | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Chama Milind | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 26 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 14* | 35.00 | 116.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Surya Prasad | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Punnaiah | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Abdul Ela Al Quraishi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rakshann Readdi | 2 | 4 | 26 | 12* | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Elligaram Sanketh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mohammad Siraj | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atul Vyas | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||||||||||||

### Bowling

| Player | First class | First class | First class | First class | First class | First class | First class | First class | 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 | BBI | BBM | 5wi | 10wm | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 5wi | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi |
| Tanmay Agarwal | | | | | | | | | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | – | 2.00 | – | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Trishank Gupta | | | | | | | | | 2 | 14.0 | 3 | 31.33 | 6.71 | 2/43 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – | 6.00 | – | 0 |
| Mehdi Hasan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | – | 8.16 | – | 0 |
| Mickil Jaiswal | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21.0 | 2 | 51.50 | 4.90 | 1/38 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Kartikeya Kak | | | | | | | | | 3 | 19.0 | 3 | 31.33 | 4.94 | 2/28 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Chama Milind | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37.0 | 8 | 26.87 | 5.81 | 6/63 | 1 | 7 | 24.5 | 18 | 11.61 | 8.41 | 5/8 | 2 |
| Surya Prasad | 1 | 22.4 | 3 | 28.33 | 2/49 | 3/85 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Punnaiah | 2 | 57.1 | 9 | 15.66 | 4/35 | 6/76 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Abdul Ela Al Quraishi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 29.00 | 7.25 | 1/29 | 0 |
| Rohit Rayudu | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 17.00 | 8.50 | 1/7 | 0 |
| Rakshann Readdi | 2 | 70.2 | 9 | 25.11 | 5/61 | 8/123 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | 4 | 15.2 | 4 | 23.25 | 6.06 | 2/23 | 0 |
| Abhirath Reddy | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 6.33 | – | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 6.0 | 2 | 21.00 | 7.00 | 2/26 | 0 |
| Elligaram Sanketh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – | 8.50 | – | 0 |
| Mohammad Siraj | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 11.0 | 5 | 13.40 | 6.09 | 3/38 | 0 |
| Ravi Teja | 3 | 93.5 | 20 | 14.95 | 6/41 | 9/94 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 39.0 | 6 | 37.00 | 5.69 | 3/23 | 0 | 6 | 21.0 | 7 | 20.57 | 6.85 | 3/27 | 0 |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 3 | 96.5 | 14 | 21.92 | 5/71 | 8/115 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 46.0 | 7 | 27.28 | 4.15 | 3/33 | 0 | 7 | 26.0 | 4 | 41.25 | 6.34 | 1/20 | 0 |
| Tilak Varma | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 4.33 | 3/13 | 3/13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18.2 | 4 | 17.50 | 3.81 | 4/23 | 0 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | – | 9.00 | – | 0 |
| Hanuma Vihari | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | 4 | 11.0 | 4 | 20.50 | 7.45 | 2/16 | 0 |
| Atul Vyas | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | – | 5.50 | – | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||||||||||||

### Fielding

| Player | First class | First class | First class | List A | List A | List A | Twenty20 | Twenty20 | Twenty20 |
| Player | Matches | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Catches | Stumpings | Matches | Catches | Stumpings |
| Alankrit Agarwal | 1 | 1 | – | | | | | | |
| Himalay Agarwal | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – |
| Tanmay Agarwal | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | 6 | – |
| Jaweed Ali | 1 | 1 | – | | | | | | |
| Rahul Buddhi | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – |
| Trishank Gupta | | | | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Mehdi Hasan | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | – |
| Mickil Jaiswal | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | | | |
| Kartikeya Kak | | | | 3 | 0 | – | | | |
| Chama Milind | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – |
| Surya Prasad | 1 | 0 | – | | | | | | |
| B Punnaiah | 2 | 1 | – | | | | | | |
| Abdul Ela Al Quraishi | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | – |
| Rohit Rayudu | 1 | 0 | – | | | | 2 | 1 | – |
| Rakshann Readdi | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – |
| Abhirath Reddy | | | | 3 | 2 | – | | | |
| Akshath Reddy | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | | | |
| Pragnay Reddy | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Prateek Reddy | 3 | 18 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chandan Sahani | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | | | |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | – |
| Elligaram Sanketh | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | – |
| Mohammad Siraj | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | – |
| Kolla Sumanth | | | | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi Teja | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | 6 | – |
| Tilak Varma | 3 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | 1 | – |
| Hanuma Vihari | 1 | 4 | – | | | | 4 | 3 | – |
| Atul Vyas | | | | 1 | 1 | – | | | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||