Hyderabad: G. Chandra Lekha took a five-wicket haul and Ch Jhansi Lakshmi hit an unbeaten half-century as Andhra defeated Hyderabad by seven wickets in their Women’s Under 23 One-Day League here on Tuesday. Electing to bat at the NFC ground, the hosts were all out for 163 in the face of Chandra Lekha’s 5 for 34 even as D. Ramya scored 60. In reply, Jhansi Lakshmi hit 65 not out in 78 balls and E. Padmaja made an unbeaten 31 as Andhra finished the game with a lot in hand to grab four points.
Rameshwari was the other performer of the day. She took four wickets while conceding just one run in eight overs to bowl Karnataka (152 for 9) to a 114-run win over Tamil Nadu (38). After contributing 36 runs to Karnataka’s innings, Rameshwari returned with dream figures of 8-7-1-4 at the Gymkhana ground.
Brief Scores (Round-4)
At NFC: Hyderabad 163 in 45.2 overs (D. Ramya 60 — 98b, 4x8, Rachna S. Kumar 35, Sravya 22, K. Dhatri 3/34, G. Chandra Lekha 5/34 — 9.2-2-34-5) lost to Andhra 164 for 3 in 31.2 overs (N. Anusha 30, CH Jhansi Lakshmi 65 n.o — 78b, 4x10, E. Padmaja 31 n.o). Points: Andhra - 4, Hyderabad - 0.
At Gymkhana: Karnataka 152 for 9 in 50 overs (D. Vrinda 50, Rameshwari 36, Manju Ganesan 2/16) bt Tamil Nadu 38 in 26.3 overs (Rameshwari 4/1 — 8-7-1-4, C. Prathyusha 2/19). Points: Karnataka-4, Tamil Nadu-0.
At AOC: Goa 107 in 43.1 overs (Sugandha Ghadi 34, S. Sajana 4/39, Minnu Mani 3/26) lost to Kerala 108 for 5 in 33.5 overs (Drishya I. V. 32, Jipsa V. Joseph 27 n.o, Vanita K. Bhandari 3/10). Points: Kerala-4, Goa-0.
