Finn is looking to force his way into England's ODI side on a regular basisSteven Finn took a hat-trick as England began their tour of India with a somewhat flattering 56-run victory over a Hyderabad Cricket Association XI.
Finn's first ball went for six but his last sealed his treble as the home side collapsed to 163 all out.
But England also struggled with the bat, recovering from 47-4 and 124-6 as Ravi Bopara's 73 helped them to a competitive total.
England face India in the first of five one-day internationals on Friday.
Before that England have one more warm-up match, against the same opposition, and they will go into it with a number of batsmen keen for time in the middle.
On a slow surface, captain Alastair Cook edged behind off Anwar Ahmed for six before Kevin Pietersen, back in the side having been rested as England beat India 3-0 in the ODI series on home soil, speared a drive straight to mid-on.
When Jonathan Trott was bowled by a Naidu delivery that kept low and Ian Bell fell to Ashish Reddy's first ball England were 47-4 in the 14th over and struggling.
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