Ridding on S Rama Devi five wicket-haul and CH Jhansi Lakshmi four wickets haul, Andhra Pradesh defeated Madhya Pradesh by two wickets in the semifinal match of the Senior Women’s Palte Group Knock-out One Day tournament at Gymkhana Grounds here on Saturday.
Batting first, Madhya Pradesh were bowled out at the score of 120 runs. Ritiaka Bhopalkar scored 36 runs while Varsha Choudhary scored 35 runs. Destructive bowling by Rama and Jhansi troubled the former as wickets kept falling at the regular interval. Rama conceded 18 runs while Jhansi gave away 33 runs during their spell.
Brief Scores: Madhya Pradesh 120 (Ritiaka Bhopalkar 36, Varsha Choudhary 35; S Rama Devi 5/18, CH Jhansi Lakshmi 4/33 lost to Andhra 121/8 (V Sneha Deepthi 45 no; Varsha Choudhary 4/12 , Pallavi Bhardwaj 2/18); Karnataka 92 (Pushpa Kiresur 34; Rupali Chavan 3/18, Shikha Pandey 2/23, Santoshi Rane 2/10 ) lost to Goa 93/3 (Shikha Pandey 31no, Yetrekar Sunanda 26no).
