Hyderabad were 83 for five in the first innings against Tamil Nadu on the opening day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite 'B' league cricket match here today.

Electing to bat, when play began well past lunch session, Hyderabad lost opener Daniel Manohar caught by skipper Hemang Badani at second slip off medium pacer M R Srinivas.

The other opener, Nanda Kishore, too did not last long, leaving Hyderabad at 26 for 2. He made 20 before he was caught by left arm spinner Ram Kumar off his own bowling.

D Vinay Kumar and A T Rayudu looked to be settling down but the latter drove straight to Vidyuth at mid-on and went for a non-existent single and was run out for 13.

Vinay Kumar too was dismissed caught at widish mid-off by Suresh off Ram Kumar and this put Hyderabad in a pathetic position at 58 for 4. Arjun Yadav, who survived a chance, was caught behind by Dinesh Kaarthick off Ram Kumar.

Scorecard:

Hyderabad 1st innings:
Daniel Manohar c Badani b M R Srinivas 0
Nanda Kishore c and b Ram Kumar 20
D Vinay Kumar c Suresh Kumar b Ram Kumar 17
A T Rayudu run out 13
Arjun Yadav c Dinesh Kaarthick b Ram Kumar  20
Anirudh Singh not out 8
Ibrahim Khaleel not out 4
Extras (nb-1) 1
Total (for 5 wkts in 43 overs) 83
Fall of wkts: 1/0, 2/26, 3/51, 4/58, 5/78.
Bowling: M R Srinivas 10-3-19-1; S Suresh 9-4-22-0, Ram Kumar 16-6-25-3, R Raghuram 8-4-17-0.