Vijayawada, September 17: Host Andhra defeated China by two wickets in the ACA Challenger Pentangular Tournament being played here today.
Batting first, China made 108 runs by losing seven wickets in the stipulated 40 overs.
The top scorer for China was Sun Huan 24 in 63 balls which included two boundaries into the fence. For Andhra, Umme Salna Banu was the most successful bowler by picking up three wickets after giving 20 runs in her spell.
Chasing a score of 109 runs to win, Andhra romped home in 35.2 overs by losing eight wickets. The top scorer for Andhra was Rama Devi 28 Not Out in 35 balls. China’s Haijee took two wickets by giving 13 runs.
In the tomorrow’s fixture, China will take on Bengal here and Karnataka will meet Goa at the ACA women Cricket Academy in Guntur.
The ACA was hosting a six-day Pentangular Series involving China, Bengal,Karnataka, Goa and Andhra for the ACA Challenger up from today.
Meanwhile, the match between Karnataka and Bengal at the ACA women Academy at Guntur was washed out without a ball being bowled due to heavy rains.
——–UNI