Rao, 21, who was signed by Rajasthan Royals at the IPL auction, smashed 12 fours and 13 sixes en route to his 200 not out from 109 balls to take Hyderabad to a commanding 352-5. Sent in to bat, Rao tore apart a Bengal bowling attack featuring Mohammed Shami (3-70), Akash Deep (0-78) and Mukesh Kumar (0-55). 

Siraj, who was overlooked for the home series against South Africa, is back in the ODI setup. His new ball partner Jasprit Bumrah was expectedly rested from the series with the focus on the shortest format ahead of the T20 World Cup beginning next month