Hyderabad defeat Jharkhand by six wickets in women’s T20 championship

Vanka Pooja's all-round performance helped Hyderabad defeat Jharkhand by six wickets in the BCCI Senior Women's T20 Cricket Championship in Pune. She took four wickets before scoring an unbeaten 32 as Hyderabad chased down Jharkhand's 169-run total

Hyderabad: Fine all-round performance by Vanka Pooja, who claimed four wickets and then scored an unbeaten 32, helped Hyderabad register a six-wicket win against Jharkhand in the BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Cricket Championship in Pune on Sunday.

Batting first, Jharkhand scored 169 in 19.5 overs, with Aishwarya Singh (86) being the top-scorer.

In reply, Hyderabad reached the target in 19.2 overs, with G Trisha (59), N Kranthi Reddy (45) and Vanka Pooja (32 not out) contributing with the bat.

The scores:

BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Championship

At Pune: Jharkhand 169 in 19.5 overs (Aishwarya Singh 86, Khushbu Tiwari 40, Vanka Pooja 4/33) lost to Hyderabad 175/4 in 19.2 overs (G Trisha 59, N Kranthi Reddy 45, Vanka Pooja 32 not out).

HCA Senior Men’s T20 Super League

Team C 186/6 in 20 overs (A Takshith Rao 80, A Prateek Reddy 58) beat Team D 132 in 19 overs (Anvith Reddy 51 not out, K Bhagath Varma 3/22, TVS Narayan Teja 3/23).

Andhra 220/6 in 20 overs (Pyla Avinash 78, K Ashwin Hebbar 48, Munish Varma 30, Aryan Cariappa 3/30) beat Team B 139/8 in 20 overs (T Ravi Teja 48, Munish Varma 3/21).

Under-16 Boys’ Super League

Team B 329 in 89.1 overs and 139/3 in 34 overs (C Jaya Prakash Narayan 56, Siddharth C 55) vs Team C 263 in 53.1 overs. Third day’s play was washed out.

Team E 540 in 114.1 overs vs Team A 232/3 in 64 overs (Jagathveer Raj Nayak 52, Rakesh Shekar 102 batting, Ritesh Reddy 49 batting). Third day’s play was washed out.

Team F 520 in 154.3 overs drew with Team D 429/3 in 126 overs (M Kushant Neil Varma 125, C Tej Charan 124, Harsh Gandra 122 not out).