Thiruvananthapuram: Captain Sachin Baby and V A Jagadeesh smashed hundreds as Kerala amassed 495/6 declared in their first innings on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match against Hyderabad at the St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba, here on Friday.
Resuming on 231/4, the overnight pair of Sachin and Jagadeesh put on 163 runs on the day. The left-right combination added 182 runs for the fifth wicket to put the home side well on the way to a big total.
Sachin, who notched up his fourth first class hundred, eventually fell for 147. His 296-ball knock contained 10 fours and three sixes.
Though next man Salman Nizar was dismissed for eight, Jagadeesh continued the good show in the company of Akshay Chandran. The 35-year-old completed his eighth first class ton and added 91 runs for the unbeaten seventh wicket.
Jagadeesh hit six fours and a six in his 227-ball innings. The veteran remained unbeaten on 113, while Akshay was undefeated on 48 as Kerala declared their first innings at the fag end of the day.
Hyderabad were one without loss at the end of one over as bad light brought an early end to the day's proceedings.
Brief scores: Kerala 495/6 in 164 overs (Sachin Baby 147, V A Jagadeesh 113 not out; Saaketh 3/110) vs Hyderabad 1/0 in 1 over.
