by Invited to bat Karnataka openers Vrinda, Shishi ra Gowda 32 put up an stand of 76 Later a 109run second wicket partnership between Vrinda, Divya put them in a good positionVeda contributed with a quick fire 33ball 37 smashing four fours, a six Although they lost wickets at regular intervals in the last six overs they put up 2568In reply Rajasthan were bundled out for 199 Barring Ayushi Garg 71 105b 9x4, skipper Jasia Akhter 49 none of the other batters made any significant contribution Sahana with her slow leftarm spin was the best among Karnataka bowlers scalping four wickets Monica Patel, S hreyanka Patil bagged two wickets eachIn a repeat of last years finale Veda Krishnamurthy, Co will take on Railways who beat Uttarakhand by 17 runs in the other semifina lBrief scoresKarnataka 2568 in 50 oversD Vrinda 81 G Divya 71 Shishira A Gowda 32 Veda Krishnamurthy 37 BR Meena 348 SS Kalal 230 bt Rajasthan 199 all out in 45 overs Ayushi Garg 71 Jasia Akhter 49 JD Choudhary 25 SL Meena 25 no Monica Patel 233 Sahana Pawar 441 Shreyanka Patil 237
Published in The Times of India (Online) (06.02.2023)