Rain halted Puducherry's reply to Hyderabad's 435, leaving them struggling at 92/8 on day three of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match. Punnaiah and Tanay Thyagarajan impressed with the ball, while rain interruptions further hampered the hosts' progress

Hyderabad: Rain came to the rescue of Puducherry, which was struggling at 92 for eight in reply to Hyderabad’s imposing total of 435, when play was stopped due to wet ground conditions on the third day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match in Puducherry on Monday.

Resuming at the overnight score of 25 for one, the home team suffered early blows, with fast bowler Punnaiah bowling an impressive spell in which he took two wickets – sending back opener Ganga Sridhar Raju (11) and Mohit Kale (0), trapped lbw, to reduce the hosts

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