Andhra beat Hyderabad despite Drithi Kesari’s four wickets

Off-spinner Drithi Kesari’s impressive four-wicket haul went in vain as Andhra defeated Hyderabad by three wickets in the BCCI Women’s Under-23 one-day championship Elite Group match in Dehradun, with V Setu Sai scoring a match-winning 69

Hyderabad: A fine spell by off-spinner Drithi Kesari (four for 30) went in vain as Andhra managed to score a three-wicket win against Hyderabad in the BCCI Women’s Under-23 one-day cricket championship Elite Group match at Dehradun on Thursday.

M Mamatha (35), who scored a century earlier in the championship, was the top scorer for Hyderabad, which was bundled out for 134 in 41.5 overs.

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In reply, Andhra struggled but managed to reach the target in the 26th over thanks to a fine knock by V Setu Sai (69, 53b, 12×4, 1×6), losing seven wickets despite a fine spell by off-spinner Drithi Kesari (7-0-30-4). Vanka Pooja picked two wickets.

The scores: Hyderabad 134 in 41.5 overs (Mamatha 35, S Sailakshmi 3/31, Shristi Sekhar 2/25) lost to Andhra 135/7 in 25.2 overs (V Setu Sai 69, Drithi Kesari 4/30, Vanka Pooja 2/30).