Pranavi’s unbeaten knock helps Hyd defeat Bengal

Hyderabad: Pranavi Chandra hammered an umbeaten 88 (91b, 4x8, 6x2) as Hyderabad defeated Bengal by 24 runs in the first round of the BCCI senior women’s one-day tournament at St Stephen’s Ground in Delhi on Thursday. G Trisha chipped in with 31 as Hyderabad posted 225 for nine and bundled out Bengal for 201. Gouher Sultana and B Shravani claimed two wickets apiece for Hyderabad. This win against a big team like Bengal should bolster the confidence of the Hyderabad women. Brief scores: Hyderabad 225/9 in 50 overs (G Trisha 31, Pranavi Chandra 88*, M Mamatha 21, VM Kavya 29; Satish Mondal 2/25, Dhara Gujjar 5/27) bt Bengal 201 in 49.3 overs (Dhara Gujjar 21, Sasthi Mondal 23, Kashish Agarwal 62, Sukanya Parida 29, Gouher Sultana 2/24, B Shravani 2/42).Janmesh, Shiva & Prudvishwar shineJanmesh Singh (110), Shiva Rama Krishna (130) Prudvishwar (102), had good outings in the HCA U-14 selection matches.Brief scores: Team H 320/9 in 50 overs (Janmesh Singh 110, Riyan Syed 56) bt Team E 198 in 35.1 overs (Shaunak Ram 61; Vignesh Nethi 4/49). Team F 219 in 41.1 overs (Shiva Rama Krishna 130) lost to Team G 222/3 in 43 overs (Prudvishwar 102, Mujtaba 45). Team A 158 in 34.2 overs (Nischal Reddy 41) lost to Team D 159/7 in 37.3 overs. Team B 224/5 in 50 overs (K Jeshwanth 57, MA Khaliq 41*) bt Team C 92 in 29.3 overs.