Kerala crushed Hyderabad by 141 runs in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy in Ranchi.

Kerala crushed Hyderabad by 141 runs in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy in Ranchi.

Kerala crushed Hyderabad by 141 runs in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy in Ranchi.

Akshaya A scored 97, while skipper Shani T produced a brilliant all-round performance as Kerala crushed Hyderabad by 141 runs in a Senior Women's One Day Trophy match in Ranchi on Tuesday.

Hyderabad made a steady start in response to Kerala's total of 289/7. Openers G Trisha (52) and Sandhya Gora (55) added 98 runs before the former was run out by S Sajana. The Hyderabad innings collapsed thereafter, losing four wickets in 19 balls.

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Sajana and Shani claimed three wickets each, while leg spinner Asha S, who starred with 6/13 in a win over Saurashtra on Sunday, took two today.

Kerala lost their opener to Railways before posting consecutive wins. Kerala's next match is against Tripura on February 12.

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Brief scores: 289/7 in 50 overs (Akshaya A 97, Shani T 62, Drishya IV 37, Sajana S 29, Pranavi Chandra 26, Kunchala Niteesha 2/44) bt Hyderabad 148 in 38 overs (Sandhya Gora 55, G Trisha 52, Shani 3/29, Sajana 3/16, Asha S 2/33)

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