Guwahati: Only four overs of play was possible but that was enough for Hyderabad bowlers to strike twice and leave Himachal Pradesh at 8/2 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match here on Thursday.
M Ravi Kiran and CV Milind grabbed one wicket apiece to give Hyderabad the edge in just 4.1 overs of play.
Nikhil Gangta (4) and Paras Dogra (0) were the batsmen on strike when play was called off due to inclement weather.
In another match, Haryana restricted Andhra to 217 for six on Day 1 in their group match at the Wankhede Stadium.
Despite half-centuries from opener DB Prashanth Kumar (74 in 182 balls) and captain G Hanuma Vihari (62 in 120 balls) and their second wicket partnership of 83, Andhra could not seize the initiative today.
Haryana opted to field on winning the toss and their wrecker-in-chief was leggie Yuzvendra Chahal, who grabbed 3 for 57, which included the wicket of opener and top scorer Prashanth Kumar, who struck nine fours.
DB Ravi Teja, who shone with the bat in the come from behind win over J&K in their previous game in Mumbai, made 38 in 75 balls.
Pacers Ashish Hooda, Mohit Sharma and Sanjay Pahal were the other wicket takers for Haryana.
Chhattisgarh grabbed the early initiative as they reduced Kerala to 194/8 on the opening day of their match.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Kerala was done in by a middle-order collapse. Pradeep Kumar and Sumit Ruikar shared three wickets each for Chhattisgarh.
For Kerala, skipper Rohan Prem top-scored with a 117-ball 62, which was laced with eight fours and two sixes.
Sanju Samson was the other notable contributor with a 37-ball 41, studded with half a dozen fours and a couple of sixes.
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