Deepthi hits ton

Visakhapatnam: Captain and opener V Sneha Deepthi hit 173 (134b, 4x22, 6x4) as Andhra defeated Sikkim by 245 runs in their group E opener of the BCCI women’s one-day tournament in Ranchi on Thursday. Andhra amassed 327 for four with Deepthi adding 137 runs for the first wicket with M Durga (56) and 147 for the second with N Anusha (68*). G Sarayna, G Chandra Lekha and B Anusha took two wickets each as Sikkim were dismissed for 82.Brief scores: Andhra 327/4 in 50 overs (V Sneha Deepthi 173, N Anusha 68 no, M Durga 56) bt Sikkim 82 in 41.4 overs.Kurnool, Nellore winKurnool and Nellore recorded wins in the South zone league of the ACA boys U-14 inter-district one-day matches.Brief scores: South zone (Venkatagiri): Kurnool 151 in 39.4 overs (Y Ruthvik Kalyan 67; T Kiran Kumar 4/26, Thanmai Karthik Reddy 3/27) bt Anantapur 101 in 33.3 overs (U Jitesh Vardhan 4/18, Hari Hara 3/14). Nellore 197/8 in 50 overs (GVS Siddhu 54) bt Chittoor 160/5 in 46 overs (Akkhil Raz 44 no) by seven runs under DLS method after the target was revised to 168 in 46 overs.North zone (Vizianagaram): East Godavari 129 in 46.3 overs (Satya Shyam Naidu 3/17) lost to Vizianagaram 130/3 in 27.4 overs (B Charan Teja 62). Visakhapatnam 247/6 in 50 overs (Cherish Vardhan 74, B Mukhesh Kumar 62, G Beby Jaswanth Naidu 46; VSV Praneeth 3/46) bt Srikakulam 129/8 in 50 overs (Ch Rohith 62).Central zone (Perecharla): West Godavari 191 in 49.4 overs (J Sai Ramacharan Raju 93, BSS Sarath 44) lost to Krishna 192/1 in 36.3 overs (Aakarsh Bale 80 no, D. Bhanu Chand Yadav 61). Guntur: Guntur 92 in 37.2 overs (J Dinesh Trivikram Singh 4/19) lost to Prakasam 93/3 in 24.4 overs (Raj 55).