Published: October 16, 2026 at 9:29 pm
Sree Grandha and Venkatesh Pratiksha along with some good ground fielding helped Hyderabad post a six-run win over Madhya Pradesh in the BCCI’s Women’s Under-19 T20 Trophy at the KCA cricket ground in Mangalapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, on Friday.
After posting a modest 113 on the board, Hyderabad’s bowlers stuck to their task. Mediumpacer Sree Grandha got Hyderabad off to a dream defence as she struck twice in the first over to reduce Madhya Pradesh to 0 for two.
Sree Grandha bowled opener Vanya Shukla (0) with the second ball of the innings and three balls later she bowled skipper Ishana Swami (0). Sree Grandha then returned to trap Bhoomi Singh (5) leg before in her second over. Madhya Pradesh were reduced to nine for three
Sonam Yadav and wicketkeeper Yuti Kacheshwar then took the fight to the Hyderabad camp with a 47-run partnership. This is when Pratiksha turned the match. She ran out Yuti (22) to break the momentum. It was also sweet revenge for Pratiksha, who was run out by Yuti when Hyderabad batted.
Shraddha helps Vidarbha down Hyderabad; Andhra post comfortable win against Bihar
Pratiksha then returned to get rid of the dangerous Sonam, who made 40 off 45 balls with four fours and a six. Thereafter, Madhya Pradesh batters struggled to get the runs.
Earlier, Hyderabad too fared badly with the bat as they lost half the side with just 39 on the board. It was left to No.4 bat Pratiksha to salvage the innings. She scored 45 off 37 balls with six fours and shared a 45-run partnership with N Babitha (20) for the seventh wicket.
Hyderabad ended up with 113 in their 20 overs. Alina Khan took three for nine and Anshika Raghuwanshi bagged two for 19.
Brief scores: Hyderabad 113 in 20 overs (Venkatesh Pratiksha 45, N Babitha 20; Alina Khan 3/9, Anshika Raghuwanshi 2/19) beat Madhya Pradesh 107/10 in 19.3 overs (Sonam Yadav 40; Sree Grandha 3/14, Venkatesh Pratiksha 2/13).
Vidya and Dhana lead Andhra fightback but fall short
Vidya Sree and Dhana Sri Raj put up a brave fight only to fall short of the target by six runs as Andhra lost to Uttar Pradesh in a thrilling encounter at the MCA Sharad Pawar CA-BKC in Mumbai.
Chasing 142 for victory, Andhra were all at sea as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Subhasri Reddy (16), V Sethu Sai (15) and Pushpitha Gowda (17) got starts but failed to build upon it.
Andhra were reduced to 56 for six in the 11th over and it was all over for the team. Then Vidya Sree and Dhana Sri Raj stitched a remarkable partnership which defied the odds. They added 79-runs for the seventh wicket but sadly they could not cross the bridge. Andhra were restricted to 135 for seven with Vidya Sree falling off the last ball for 45 off 32 balls with six fours and a six. Dhana Sri Raj remained unbeaten on 35 off 24 balls with three fours and two sixes.
Siddhi Mishra took two for 14 and Bharati Singh got two for 13.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh rode on a brilliant half-century by opener Riya Bhati to post 141 for seven. Riya made 62 off 58 balls with 10 fours. Bharati Singh contributed 25 to the total. The rest of the UP batters failed to make it count.
Rishika Palnati, Shristi Sekhar and Vadde Akshaya shared the spoils by claiming two wickets each.
Brief scores: Uttar Pradesh 141 for seven in 20 overs (Riya Bhati 62, Bharati Singh 25; Rishika Palnati 2/25, Shristi Sekhar 2/29, Vadde Akshaya 2/21) beat Andhra 135 for seven in 20 overs (Vidya Sree 45, Dhana Sri Raj 35 not out; Siddhi Mishra 2/14, Bharati Singh 2/3).
Adrija, Tanisha, Pari and Archana shine
In Hyderabad, Tanishka Sharma (71) and Pari Tanwar (54) set up Haryana’s 50-run win over Jammu & Kashmir.
In other matches, Archana took four for 15 to bowl Delhi to a 74-run win over Pondicherry and Bengal cruised to a 76-run win over Saurashtra as Adrija Sarkar struck a fine 90.
In Hyderabad: Brief scores: Haryana 180/4 in 20 overs (Tanishka Sharma 71, Pari Tanwar 54) beat Jammu & Kashmir 130/5 in 20 overs (Kayinat Bakshi 45, Shweta Rana 46).
Bengal 168/5 in 20 overs (Adrija Sarkar 90) beat Saurashtra 91 in 20 overs.
Delhi 184 in 20 overs (Manshi Garg 43, Archana 39no) beat Pondicherry 110/8 in 20 overs (Archana 4/15).
