[9] Ashish, Ojha, Ravi Teja and Akshath got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2011-12 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.
[10] The local franchise, Deccan Chargers retained Yadav, Ashish, Bhandari and Ravi Teja and signed Quadri and Akshath in the player's draft while the Mumbai Indians retained Suman and got Ojha during the trading window from the Deccan Chargers for the 2012 Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India.
[3][16][17] The HCA XI played their first match on 8 October 2011 as Ravi Bopara's fluent 73 off 82 balls and four-wicket haul by Steven Finn set up a 56-run win for the England.
[19] The Hyderabad team, led by Dwaraka Ravi Teja, began their campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 tournament in India, with a loss against the Kerala at Chennai on 16 October 2011.
The Hyderabad team, led by Dwaraka Ravi Teja, began their campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a win against the Kerala at Bengaluru on 20 February 2012.
[6][20][36] The Kerala put up a strong total with the century from Rohan Prem but the partnership between Akshath Reddy and Ibrahim Khaleel helped the Hyderabad chase down the target with two wickets to spare.
[39] They finished inside top-2 in the South Zone with four wins and a loss to advance to the knockout stage as they upset the Tamil Nadu by 36 runs in their final zonal match.