Railways thrash UP, enter semifinals

Holders Indian Railways thrashed Uttar Pradesh by 116 runs to enter the semifinals in the CricInfo Trophy Senior Women's National Cricket Championship in Jorhat on Tuesday.

Chasing a target of 178 for victory, UP were bundled out for a paltry score of 61 in 28 overs. Railways' Renu Margaret (3 for 18), Rupapanjali Shastri (3 for 12), and Sunita Kanojia (2 for 16) ensured a facile win for Railways.

Earlier, batting first Railways got of to a good start with all the four top order batswomen among the runs. Railways totalled 177 for the loss of only four wickets with useful contributions from Megha (29), Balbir Kaur (32), Ranjini Venugopal (39) and Reshma Gandhi (30).