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 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Tanmay Agarwal Left-handed Right-arm leg break Captain Jaweed Ali Right-handed Right-arm off break Balchander Anirudh Left-handed Right-arm off break Rahul Buddhi Left-handed Right-arm off break Twenty20 debut against Assam (10 January 2021) Muthyala Charan Right-handed — Abhirath Reddy Right-handed Right-arm leg break Satwik Reddy Right-handed — List A debut against Goa (28 February 2021) Shreyas Vala Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Tilak Varma Left-handed Right-arm off break Rakesh Yadav Right-handed — All-rounders Mickil Jaiswal Right-handed Right-arm leg break Twenty20 debut against Odisha (12 January 2021) List A debut against Tripura (20 February 2021) Bavanaka Sandeep Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Ravi Teja Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Tanay Thyagarajan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wicket-keepers Yash Gupta Right-handed — List A debut against Goa (28 February 2021) Jamalpur Mallikarjun Right-handed — Pragnay Reddy Right-handed — Twenty20 debut against Odisha (12 January 2021) Prateek Reddy Right-handed — List A debut against Tripura (20 February 2021) Kolla Sumanth Right-handed — Bowlers Ajay Dev Goud Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Mehdi Hasan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Kartikeya Kak Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Twenty20 debut against Assam (10 January 2021) Chama Milind Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Abdul Ela Al Quraishi Left-handed Right-arm off break Rakshann Readdi Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Twenty20 debut against Tamil Nadu (16 January 2021) List A debut against Gujarat (26 February 2021) Akhilesh Reddy Right-handed Right-arm off break Yudhvir Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Played for Mumbai Indians in 2021 Indian Premier League Mohammed Siraj Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2021 Indian Premier League Ashish Srivastav Right-handed Right-arm leg break Bhagath Varma Right-handed Right-arm off break Played for Chennai Super Kings in 2021 Indian Premier League Hitesh Yadav Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Twenty20 debut against Tamil Nadu (16 January 2021) Source:
Competitions Overview Competition Format Final positionSyed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty20 cricket 5 1 4 0 20% Group stageVijay 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 21 December 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
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
Matches Group stage
Player statistics Batting and Fielding PlayerList ATwenty20 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 PlayerList ATwenty20 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
References
External links Hyderabad cricket team official site