Kerala defeated Pondicherry by six wickets to post their second win in the Women's Under-15 One-Day Trophy in Indore.

Captain Ivaana Shani top-scored with an unbeaten 44 off 53 balls as Kerala chased down a modest target of 106 runs in the 21st over.

Earlier, Anjum's unbeaten 50 from 78 balls took Pondicherry to 105/7. Tailender Agalya made 17 not out, while no other Pondicherry batter scored in double digits.

For Kerala, Aryananda N S and Shivani Suresh bagged two wickets each, while Pavithra K and Lekshida Jayan claimed a wicket apiece.

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After beating Mumbai by eight wickets in their opener, Kerala have made it two wins in two and stay top of Group E with Haryana. Kerala's next match is against Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

Brief scores: Pondicherry 105/7 in 29 overs (Anjum 50 not out, Aryananda NS 2/10, Shivani Suresh 2/16) lost to Kerala 106/4 in 20.5 overs (Ivaan Shani 44 not out)

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