Diana sizzles in Hyderabad’s win

All-rounder Diana David hit an unbeaten 57 and grabbed five wickets for 17 with her off-spin as Hyderabad trounced Karnataka by 71 runs to record their fourth successive win in the Senior South Zone women’s cricket championship on Saturday. Batting first, Hyderabad mustered 167 for 9 in 50 overs and then bowled out Karnataka for 116 in 47.4 overs. Tamil Nadu defeated Kerala by 15 runs while Goa downed Andhra by two wickets.

Brief scores

Hyderabad 167 for 9 in 50 overs (Diana David 56 not out, Sravanti Krishna Murthy 35; Vandan V Mahajan 3/19, Vanitha 2 for 26) bt Karnataka 116 in 47.4 overs (Karuna Jain 50; Diana David 5 for 17, S Krishna Murthy 4/11).

Andhra 206 for 5 in 50 overs (Ch Jhansi Lakshmi 49, PV Sudharani 47, BV Satyavani 30, S Meghana 24, S Monika Sai 23 not out; Sunanda Yetrakar 2/43) lost to Goa 207 for 8 in 49.5 overs (Resha Rawal 53, Sunanda Yetraka 53, Shika Pandey 29;Jhansi Lakshmi 2/40).

Tamil 191 for 5 in 50 overs ((MD Thruskhamini 59, Nagarjan Niranjana 46, V Vilasini 36; S Asha 2/44) bt Kerala 176 for 9 in 50 overs ((Maria Benny 51, Viji Thomas 23; Thiruskamini 3/27).