First day of Hyderabad versus Maharashtra washed out

Though the sun was out in the morning and the ground workers tried their best to ensure a match-fit ground, another sharp drizzle around 12:30 p.m. and dark cloud cover dampened their spirits.

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Heavy rains last night left many wet patches in the outfield forcing abandonment of the first day’s play in the four-day Ranji Trophy match between Hyderabad and Maharashtra at Gymkhana Ground here on Friday.

Though the sun was out in the morning and the ground workers tried their best to ensure a match-fit ground, another sharp drizzle around 12:30 p.m. and dark cloud cover dampened their spirits.

The umpires — Virender Sharma and Navdeep Singh — who had two inspections at 1:00 p.m. and then at 3:00 p.m. eventually called off the day’s play.