Bengaluru : , Railways hammered Karnataka with eight wickets during Saturday’s final of the Women’s Senior One-Day Trophy.It took place at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
Railways was the current champions and won this trophy for the thirteenth consecutive time. The semi-finals were canceled due to heavy rain.
It was hard not to expect a great final between the two unbeaten tournament teams.It was one-way traffic, however, for Mithali Raj-led Railways.
The hosts were left reeling after Renuka K Singh, pacer, took out S Shubha and D Vrinda with her new ball.
Renuka was eventually victorious with figures of 4/14 after seven overs, as Railways didn’t lose the advantage.
Although K Prathyoosha (16 and Niki Prasad (21) attempted to resist, it was too late as Karnataka fell to 74 in just 38 overs.
Railways responded by resolving the meager total with just eight wickets and in 22 overs.
S Meghana, the opener scored 36 runs from 43 balls.She also had five fours and one six.Even though they lost Punam Raut, Meghana and Nuzhat Paween (21 not out of 38 balls) made sure that Railways won the final without any further hiccups despite the rain interruption.
Short scores: Karnataka scored 74 runs in 38 overs.(Niki Prasad 21, K Prathyoosha 16 and Renuka K Singh 4/16; Swagatika Rath 2/7).Railways lost to Railways at 76/2 in 22.2 innings.(S Meghana 36, Nuzhat Paween 20 not out), by eight wickets
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