An unbeaten century by No.4 bat V Pathiksha set up Hyderabad’s convincing 113-run victory over Jammu & Kashmir in the BCCI’s U-19 One-day Trophy in Lucknow on Sunday. Hyderabad, who finished second in the league phase with 16 points, qualified for the knock-outs.
Hyderabad skipper K Nidhi won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first. The decision proved correct as openers Katta and P Akshaya Reddy put the rival attack to the sword. The duo toyed with the J&K attack as they piled on the runs. They added an exact 100 for the first wicket before Akshaya was run out by Ridhima Rajput for a well-made 35 which came off 56 balls and contained five boundaries.
Nidhi joined Katta and they added 46 for the second wicket before Katta fell to Mahika Singh Rana. Prathiksha strode in and Hyderabad had the best part of their batting after that.
Nidhi and Prathiksha had their rival by the scruff of the neck. Prathikhsa, in particular, was at her aggressive best. They added 148 for the third wicket before Nidhi was caught by Ayushi off Reyanshu Rani for a 80-ball 78 which had 8 boundaries and a six.
Prathiksha was unfazed by the loss and continued with her cavalier ways. Hyderabad finished with 337 for five in their 50 overs with Prathiksha remaining unconquered on 114 which came off just 75 balls and had 13 fours and four sixes in it.
J&K girls too began in resounding fashion with openers Kayinat Bakshi and Aleeza Jan (35) putting up 92 on the board before Bakshi was run out by Phalguna Reddy for a quickfire 60 (51b; 12×4). Thereafter, J&K lost their way and wickets. They were soon reduced to 126 for six before skipper Sania Slathia and Ayushi Ambardar stemmed the rot with a 94-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Sania remained unbeaten on 43 and Ayushi had made 46. J&K were restricted to 224 for seven. N Babitha took two for 36.
Brief scores: Hyderabad 337/5 in 50 overs (Katta 59, P Akshaya Reddy 35, K Nidhi 78, V Prathiksha 114no) bt Jammu & Kashmir 227/4 in 50 overs (Kayinat B 60, Aleeza Jan 35, Sania S 43no, Ayushi A 46; N Babitha 2/36).
Subhasri slams ton, Tamanna bags 8 as Andhra crush Saurashtra
Subhasri’s unbeaten century and half-centuries by Greeshma Saini and Deeksha Katragadda helped Andhra score a crushing 233-run win over Saurashtra at Thane.
Batting first, Andhra ran up 288 for five with Subhasri scoring a 97-ball 102 with 13 hits to the fence. Greeshma made 76 off 82 balls with 11 fours. Opener Deeksha made a 51-ball 54 with eight fours and two sixes.
There was no reply from the Saurashtra batters who were bundled out for a lowly 55. No.10 Rabiya S topscored with 17 and the only other batter to reach double figures as No.8 Dhruvi Bhatasana (11).
Ch Tamanna was the wrecker-in-chief with an eight-wicket haul. She finished with figures of 9.1-5-17-8. Andhra finished second with 16 points and qualified for the knockouts.
Brief scores: Andhra 288/5 (Subhasri 102, Greeshma Saini 76, Deeksha Katragadda 54) bt Saurashtra 55 (Ch Tamanna 8/17).
Kashvi slams ton, helps Karnataka down MP to top table
Kashvi K slammed an unbeaten century to set up Karnataka’s 27-run win over Madhya Pradesh at the Gymkhana in Hyderabad. The victory helped Karnataka keep a clean slate and go to the top of the table with 20 points. Madhya Pradesh finished second with 16 points and both teams qualified for the knockouts.
Batting first, Karnataka made 264 for six with Kashvi scoring 115 of those off 84 balls. She struck 17 fours and two sixes. Rachitha H contributed 56 and Karnika K made 40. In reply, MP were restricted to 237 for seven.
At the RGICS, Vidarbha scored a thumping nine-wicket victory over Bihar. Punjab defeated Chhattisgarh by seven wickets at the NFC ground.
Brief scores: Chhattisgarh 137 in 46 overs (Yati Sharma 31, Mahak M 30, Monika S 30, Harman 3/28) lost to Punjab 140/3 in 29.3 overs in 29.3 overs (Harsimranjit 85no). Karnataka 264/6 in 50 overs (Rachitha H 56, Kashvi K 115no, Karnika K 40) bt Madhya Pradesh 237/7 in 50 overs (Vaishnavi V 39, Mahi Thakur 33, Vandita K Rao 3/34). Bihar 109 in 49.4 overs (Shreemayi P 3/20, Arya P 3/27) lost to Vidarbha 110/1 in 12.4 overs (Arya P 64no, Nihari 43no).
