RANJI TROPHY | Tripura’s batting wilts after a game fight, Hyderabad a mere 13 behind

Tanmay Agarwal in action Hyderabad’s first innings against Tripura in their Ranji Trophy Elite match at the Gymkhana Ground, in Hyderabad on Sunday, October 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL On the eve of the Ranji Trophy season opener, head coach Satrajit Lahiri had said Tripura was eager to shed the ‘underdog’ tag. Until drinks on day one, the visitor played the part, standing firm against Mohammed Siraj’s Hyderabad and picking its way through pace and turn on a freshly laid red-soil pitch, all the while testing the home side’s patience.