Vizianagaram: Medium-pacer Bandaru Ayyappa wreaked havoc with the ball to hand Andhra a vital seven runs first innings lead and ensure three crucial points for his side after their opening Group B Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai ended in a draw here yesterday.


Siddhesh Lad, who scored 86

In reply to Andhra's 244, Mumbai were bowled out for 237 in 91.5 overs in their first innings. Ayyappa's six appeal Ayyappa (6-71) turned out to be the tormentor-in-chief for Andhra as he decimated Mumbai's lower-middle order with four wickets yesterday, including the all-important wicket of Siddhesh Lad (86), to add to his Saturday's tally two scalps.