Telangana women secure direct quarterfinal berth with win over Delhi at Youth National Basketball Championship

Telangana women defeated Delhi 75-62 to secure a direct quarterfinal berth at the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship in Pune. Saanvi Kolisetty led with 37 points, while the Telangana boys lost to Gujarat 88-67

Hyderabad: Telangana women secured a direct quarterfinal berth in the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship by defeating Delhi 75-62 in Pune on Friday.

Saanvi Kolisetty was once again the star performer, guiding her team to its second win and helping it finish third in the group.

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Mythri Reddy and Charitha Sree combined well as Telangana, which took the lead midway through the first quarter, managed to maintain it until the final whistle.

International player Saanvi, who also captains the side, continued her prolific run, emerging as the top scorer while guiding her teammates in both defence and offence.

Telangana boys, meanwhile, went down to Gujarat without putting up much of a fight, with Sreevatsa emerging as their top scorer.

The scores:

Boys: Gujarat 88 (Hafiz Mithani 27, Madhavendra Singh Jaitawat 19, Viven Gamit 16, Amit Sariya 16) bt Telangana 67 (Kovid Sreevatsa 21).

Girls: Telangana 75 (Saanvi Kolisetty 37, Mythri Reddy Daggula 15, Charitha Sree D 14) bt Delhi 62 (Gulfsa 28, Diya Sehrawat 13).