Hyderabad: Hyderabad got off to a losing start in the Women’s Under 23 one-day cricket league, going down to Kerala by three wickets at the AOC ground here on Friday.
Batting first, the hosts were under pressure from Kerala bowler P. Sourabhya who took 4/23 and folded for 137 in 48.1 overs. G. Trisha (39) and D. Ramya (32) made decent contributions to the Hyderabad total.
In reply, Kerala rode on a half-century from I. V. Drishya (76) to overhaul the target in exactly the same number of overs.
Brief scores (Round-1)
At AOC ground: Hyderabad 137 in 48.1 overs (D. Ramya 32, G. Trisha 39, Rachna S. Kumar 20, P. Sourabhya 4/23, Sanjana S 2/17, Keerthy K. James 3/22) lost to Kerala 139/7 in 48.1 overs (Drishya I.V. 76, Lakshmi Prasanna 3/23, Bhogi Shravani 4/13).
At NFC ground: Andhra 153/8 in 50 overs (N. Anusha 30, Nida Rehman 2/27, K. N. Ramyashri 2/8, L. Nethra 3/31) lost to Tamil Nadu 154/2 in 34.3 overs (D. Hemalatha 88 n.o — 97b, 4x12, L. Nethra 39).
At ECIL ground: Karnataka 100 in 37.2 overs (G. Divya 30, Rameshwari 33, Sanjula Naik 2/32, P. Rakshanda 2/5, G. Pratiksha 2/27, Diksha Gawde 3/15) lost to Goa 102/8 in 42.2 overs (Purvaja 26, Sanjula Naik 29, Sahana Pawar 4/29, G. Divya 2/25).
