Andhra beat Team D by six wickets in the HCA Senior Men’s T20 Super League on Monday, reaching 164 for four in 18.3 overs to chase down a target of 159 at Hyderabad.

The result was settled with more than a ball to spare in the final over, and it left Team D chasing a fourth consecutive reason to feel confident about a rare HCA finish. Scratch that: the verdict is simpler. Team D posted 158 for five in their 20 overs, and Andhra answered with a chase that never looked like slipping away once the top order got set.

The Team D Innings

Team D’s total was built around one major knock. Rahul Buddhi finished unbeaten on 79, and that innings alone accounted for exactly half of the 158 runs on the board. S Rohit Reddy added 37, giving Team D a platform that required a disciplined chase to overhaul.

Five wickets fell during those 20 overs, which meant Andhra had to bat through a stretch of pressure without letting the required rate climb out of reach. For a T20 side defending a modest total, the key was keeping wickets in hand and waiting for the bowlers to deliver the odd mistake.

Andhra’s Chase

Andhra’s reply was anchored by Zaheer Abbas, who stayed at the crease to finish unbeaten on 54. G Samanvith provided sharp support with 40, and the pair took the innings past the target with the required momentum intact.

Andhra reached 164 for four in 18.3 overs. Four wickets had gone down, but the batting unit kept their nerve and never let the chase stall. Subtract the two standout contributions of Zaheer Abbas and Samanvith and the remaining batters still added 70 runs between them, a sign of a balanced order doing its job.

Chasing 159, Andhra reached 164 for four in 18.3 overs, with Zaheer Abbas scoring an unbeaten 54 and G Samanvith contributing 40.

That line sums up the afternoon. The chase did not need a late flourish, and it did not require a collapse from the opposition. It needed a clean, steady pursuit, and Andhra delivered exactly that.

The Rest of the Day’s Cricket

The Senior Men’s clash was not the only contest on the card. The Under-19 Men’s Super League produced big totals and standout spells. Team B posted 296 for nine declared in 86 overs against Team A, with Y Harry Stanes making 45, Aditya Vardhan 71 and Arhaan Satwalekar 41. B Hisanth Prem Charan took 4 for 84 in that match.

Another Under-19 fixture between Team C and Team D saw Team C post 139 in 46 overs, with P Charan Teja unbeaten on 47 and Jashwanth Mote scoring 36. Hari Om Singh took 4 for 37 for the bowling side. Team D replied with 131 for four in 36 overs, where Satvik Biradar made 45 and Shaik Rehaan Roshan contributed 40. Ishan Narayan Reddy returned figures of 4 for 24 in that innings.

Those scorelines show a deep pool of young talent. Four-wicket hauls appeared more than once across the Under-19 fixtures, and the batting numbers from the younger age group suggest the competition is producing players who can handle long innings as well as quick scoring.

Why Hyderabad Should Pay Attention

This match was played in Hyderabad, and the Hyderabad Cricket Association runs the competition. That gives the result a direct local angle for Telangana, where the HCA structure is the pathway for senior and junior cricketers to test themselves in competitive matches on home ground.

Andhra’s involvement also adds a cross-state dimension. A visiting side winning a senior T20 contest in Hyderabad puts the spotlight on how the league brings players from both states into the same arena, and how the results shape the standings ahead.

What Comes Next

The win gives Andhra a strong result to build on in the Senior Men’s T20 Super League. Team D, meanwhile, will look at the way Rahul Buddhi’s unbeaten 79 kept them in the contest, and at the bowling that needed to take wickets earlier in the chase. Both sides have the scorecards to study, and the young players who featured in the Under-19 matches on the same day will be watching how these senior contests are decided.

For cricket fans in Hyderabad and across Andhra, Monday’s finish was a clean, no-fuss chase that delivered what a T20 crowd wants: a target set, a chase executed, and six wickets in hand when the winning runs came.