Maharashtra down Telangana to reach semis; Karnataka, TN and Rajasthan too in last four

Karnataka and Maharashtra, who defeated Telangana, girls and Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu boys reached the semifinals of the CM Chashak 41st Youth National Basketball Championship at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune, on Sunday.

In the girls’ semifinals, powerhouse Karnataka await the winner of the clash between Kerala and Haryana, while hosts Maharashtra will lock horns with the winner of the Chandigarh versus Tamil Nadu fixture. In the boys’ section, a dominant Rajasthan line-up will take on the winner of the Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh quarterfinal, while title-contenders Tamil Nadu are scheduled to play the winner of the Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh match.

Maharashtra overpower Telangana girls

In the quarterfinal action, Karnataka girls put up a clinical performance to down Chhattisgarh 79-55, riding on Mahek Sharma’s 22 points. Maharashtra girls also booked their semifinal berth with a comfortable 68-53 win over Telangana, powered by Siya Bhonsle’s 17 points.

Saanvi steers Telangana women past Delhi 75-62, assured of a direct quarterfinal berth

Telangana girls put up a spirited fight but were unable to match their rivals. Siya was unstoppable as the Maharashtra hoopster found baskets at her pleasure. Tanvi Jadhav (11), Vaishnavi Pardeshi (11) and Sawan Saranaya (10) got into double figures as the hosts breached the rival defence time and again.

Telangana’s Mytri Reddy Daggula waged a lone battle with 22 points. Saanvi Kolisetty, was a bit off-colour on the day, scored 11 and Divyani Mishra got 10.

In the boys’ quarterfinals, Rajasthan outclassed Kerala 86-70 behind Jay Sharma’s 19-point effort, while Tamil Nadu wore down Gujarat 93-80 in a high-scoring entertainer.

In the pre-quarterfinals, Chandigarh girls defeated Gujarat 78-64, and Haryana outplayed Delhi 70-44. In the boys’ pre-quarterfinals, Chandigarh edge past Punjab 77-73 in a thriller, while Uttarakhand dominated Telangana 84-60.

Results:  Girls (quarterfinals): Karnataka 79 (Mahek Sharma 22, HS Shreshta 17, Aanchal P Seervi 18, Vibha S M 12, Aadhya Vijay 10) beat Chhattisgarh 55 (Rumi Konwar 26).

Maharashtra 68 (Siya Bhonsle 17, Sawa Bhagat 12, Tanvi Jadhav 11, Vaishnavi Pardeshi 11, Sawan Saranaya 10) beat Telangana 53 (Mytri Reddy Daggula 22, Saanvi Kolisetty 11, Divyansi Mishra 10).

Pre-Quarterfinals: Chandigarh 78 (Jiya Sodhi 20, Samayeetri Saha 12, Kaumudi Guglani 11, Vanshika Padiya 11, Smaya Sodhi 10) beat Gujarat 64 (Aashi Patel 23, Dabhi Riddhi 16, Ritviba Jadeja 14).

Haryana 70 (Kanika 18, Aaya Godara 18, Aashika Jain 11) beat Delhi 44 (Diya Shekawat 12, Myrah Babber 12, Gulfsa 10).

Boys (quarterfinals): Rajasthan 86 (Jay Sharma 19, Abhishek Chowdary 15, Akshay Nayak 13, Himanshu 10) beat Kerala 70 (Joel Jose 21, Govind Govar 19, Niranjan S R 11).

Tamil Nadu 93 (Sarvesh Raghu 20, Ranjith K 19, Fyodor Athithan 17, Barati Vaj 16, Arunpandi B 10) beat Gujarat 80 (Mahendra Singh Jaitawat 18, Amit Sariya 17, Garvit Grover 15).

Pre-quarterfinals: Chandigarh 77 (Amrinder Moher Singh 20, Manjit Singh 14, Gurshaan Dhillon 11) beat Punjab 73 (Yashender 23, Mukund Khowal 19, Aditya Yadav 11)

Uttarakhand 84 (Yash Choudary 28, Aarav Khan 22, Aman Khan 19) beat Telangana 60 (Abhiram Rathod 18, Krish Chowda 14, Kovid Sreevasthava 12).