Andhra Cricket Association on Tuesday announced ₹2 lakh as a cash prize to the Andhra women under-23 team which won the South Zone inter-State one-day limited overs tournament held in Kochi.
“Andhra team won all the five matches outrightly against Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Hyderabad, which is a stupendous performance,” said ACA general secretary Chukkapalli Arun Kumar.
He said notable performances came from skipper S. Meghana (184 runs), N. Anusha (254 runs including a century), Ch. Jhansi Lakshmi (12 wickets) and T. Mallika (86 runs and 10 wickets).
In the South Zone Selection Committee meetings, a good number of Andhra players were selected to represent the zone. In the under-23 squad, four players – S. Meghana, Anusha, Jhansi Laksmi and Mallika – were picked.
In the senior women's team, S. Meghana, Kalpana, and Anusha were selected.
These teams will participate in the inter-zonal one-day limited overs tournament to be held in Mumbai from February 20 to 25 and zonal multi-day fixtures will be held at Raipur from March 1 to 19.