Hosts Hyderabad were sitting pretty after gaining a massive 148-run first innings lead against Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group `B' match in Hyderabad on Friday.

Replying to hosts' first innings score of 231, Maharashtra buckled under pressure and folded up at 83 avoiding the follow-on by just two runs.

The hosts ended the second day at 168 for 9 in their second innings, extending the lead to 316 runs with one more wicket in hand. Skipper SLV Raju (4) and F Shahnawaz (0) were at crease.

Debutant F Shahnawaz, speedster N P Singh and Mohd. Ghouse wrecked the Maharashtra batting with only S Satbhai providing some resistance, scoring an enterprising 31.

He added 38 runs for the last wicket with A Sanklecha (8) and was solely responsible for bringing the hosts to the batting crease again.

Shahnawaz teased the batsmen with his tempting line and the visitors fell prey.

Ghouse accounted for N Godbole (0) and R Khirid (0) while opening bowler N P Singh ripped through the tail after drawing the first blood by dismissing D Jadhav for 18.

In the second innings, hosts had a shaky start, losing three quick wickets with Sancklecha making best use of the windy conditions.

Ambatti Rayudu stemmed the rot with a refined 23 while Anirudh Singh (37), Ibrahim Kaleel (41) and Md Ghouse (32) picked valuable runs before Sancklecha returned with figures of 5 for 46.

Scoreboard

Hyderabad (Ist innings): 231

Maharashtra (Ist innings):
D Jadhav c Khaleel b N P Singh 18
K Marathe c Khaleel b Ghouse 8
H Kanitkar b Shahnawaz 7
K Aphale c Khaleel b Shahnawaz 0
N Godbole c Khaleel b Ghouse 0
R Khirid b Ghouse 0
K Khadkikar c Khaleel b Daniel 7
S Satbhai c Rayudu b N P Singh 31
I Siddiqui lbw N P Singh 1
K Adhav lbw N P Singh 0
A Sanklecha not out 8

Extras: (nb 3) 3

Total: (All out in 32 overs) 83

Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-28, 3-28, 4-29, 5-29, 6-40, 7-40, 8-40, 9-45.

Bowling: Narendra Pal Singh 12-2-29-4, Fahad Shahnawaz 7-2-15-2, Mohd Ghouse 8-1-18-3, Daniel Manohar 5-0-21-1.

Hyderabad (2nd innings):
D Manohar c Satbhai b Sanklecha 12
P S Nag b Sanklecha 1
Arjun Yadav b Siddiqui 5
A T Rayudu lbw Sanklecha 23
A Singh c Jadhav b Adhav 37
I Khaleel st Satbhai b Kanitkar 41
Mohd. Ghouse c Satbhai b Kirid 32
Shivaji Yadav c Jadhav b Sanklecha 1
N P Singh c Kanitkar b Sanklecha 0
SLV Raju batting 4
F Shahnawaz batting 0

Extras: (b 2, lb 7, nb 1, w 2) 12

Total: (For 9 wickets in 55 overs) 168

Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-18, 3-18, 4-60, 5-114, 6-158, 7-164, 8-164,9-164.

Bowling: Iqbal Siddiqui 12-2-43-1, Anupam Sanklecha 18-4-46-5, Ranjeet Khirid 13-3-28-1, K Adhav 6-2-15-1, Kashinath 2.4-0-18-0, Hrishikesh Kanitker 3.2-1-6-1.