Women’s One Day: Lakshmi, Rana shine

Jaipur, March 18: All-rounder Challa Jhansi Lakshmi scored 80 and took three for 34 with her off-spin to help Andhra beat Maharashtra by 45 runs in the Women’s Senior One Day Trophy while Sneh Rana took 6/32 to help Railways register a comprehensive 139 run win over Saurashtra.
Lakshmi added 109 runs for the first wicket with Neeragattu Anusha as Andhra finished with 230 for three after 50 overs. Maharashtra were all out for 185. In the other matches, Goa defeated Uttar Pradesh by three wickets while Rajasthan beat Chandigarh by 43 runs. P.B. Sharma top-scored for Rajasthan with 108 from 135 balls.
For Railways, Asha S. helped the team go past the 250-run mark. Railways skipper Sneh Rana then took 6/32 and helped restrict Saurashtra to just 115. Haryana beat Uttarkhand by two wickets in a close finish.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Mumbai bowled Nagaland’s out for a meagre 18 runs. Pace bowler Sayali Satghare took 7 wickets for 5 runs before Esha Oza’s unbeaten 13 saw Mumbai get to 20/0 in just 0.4 overs.
Results:
Group A (Surat)
Hyderabad 258/6 in 50 overs beat Jharkhand 231/7 in 50 overs by 27 runs.
Chhattisgarh 148/10 in 49.4 overs lost to Odisha 152/5 in 40.1 by five wickets.
Tripura 145/9 in 50 overs lost to Gujarat 146/3 in 35.5 overs by seven wickets.
Group B (Rajkot)
Railways 254/7 in 50 overs beat Saurashtra 115/9 in 50 overs by 139 runs.
Bengal 189/7 in 50 overs beat Assam 136/9 in 50 overs by 53 runs.
Uttarakhand 181/10 in 48.5 overs lost to Haryana 182/8 in 48.5 overs by two wickets.
Group C (Jaipur)
Andhra Pradesh 230/3 in 50 overs beat Maharashtra 185/10 in 48.2 overs by 45 runs.
Uttar Pradesh 151/9 in 50 overs lost to Goa 156/7 in 48.4 overs by three wickets.
Rajasthan 240/5 in 50 overs beat Chandigarh 197/9 in 50 overs by 43 runs. (IANS)