A superb all-round show by Diana David — 47 not out and a six-wicket haul — saw Hyderabad prevailing over Tamil Nadu by 10 runs in the deciding league match, and lift the South Zone senior women’s cricket title in Vijayawada on Monday.
Kerala took the third place, beating Goa by five wickets in the last over, thanks to a fine all-round show by T. Shanti.
Karnataka beat Andhra by eight wickets with Karuna Jain scoring the day’s highest individual score of 80 not out (10x4).
Final standings: 1. Hyderabad (24), 2. Tamil Nadu (19), 3. Kerala (11), 4. Goa (6), 5. Karnataka (2), 6. Andhra (minus 2).
The scores: Hyderabad 182 for seven in 50 overs (Diana David 47 n.o., S.D. Gundaram 30, Mamata Kanojia 30, Sravanti Krishna Murty 28, C.V. Sweta three for 19) bt Tamil Nadu 172 in 48.3 overs (Anusha Prabhakaran 39, V. Vilasini 29, Diana David six for 36).
Goa 120 in 47.3 overs (Shika Pandey 29, T. Shanti four for 19) lost to Kerala 121 for five in 49.1 overs (T. Shanti 44, A. Asha 35).
Andhra 163 for nine in 50 overs (P.V. Sudharani 30, N.S. Tulasi Ramalakshmi 27, Vandana Mahajan three for 20, Rajeswari Gaikwad three for 26) lost to Karnataka 167 for two in 40.3 overs (Karuna Jain 80 n.o., V.R. Vanita 51).
