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Narrow win for KSEB

Sports Reporter

COIMBATORE: Kerala State Electricity Board (Thiruvananthapuram) women overcome a fighting Eastern Railway 61-55 in the semifinal league of the fourth all-India basketball tournament for the CRI Pumps Trophy at the VOC Park Corporation Sports Complex courts here on Friday.

It was the Railway women calling the shots in the first two quarters. Mary Kutty Augustine and Mridhula Adil played a brilliant game to help the team post a 17-point lead.

The Kerala team had virtually no bench strength to boast of or experiment. And, that cost the team dearly in the opening half. However, the last two quarters saw them go flat out. Sonia Joseph and Lajitha tore open the Railway defence to score baskets with ease. So did Liza Rani and captain Ambli Thomas. With the players combining well, KSEB raced to a five-point lead (49-44) for the first time in the match. From then on it was Kerala all the way.

Indian Army prevails

Riding on the brilliance of Phool Singh (19 pts), strong contender Indian Army (Delhi) cruised to a 64-58 win over INS Shivaji (Lonawala) in the semifinal league of the 47th All India basketball tournament for the Nachimuthu Gounder Cup.

The results:

For CRI Pumps Trophy:

Women (Semifinal league): KSEB (Thiruvananthapuram) 61 (Sonia Joseph 11, Lajitha 17) bt Eastern Railways 55 (Mary Kutty Augustine 15, Mridhula Adil 12).

Quarterfinals: Western Railway 48 (Ivy Cherian 10) lost to KSEB 67 (Ambli Thomas 22, P. Lajitha 22); Central Railway 63 (Rigi Sunny 16, Ambili) bt Eastern Railway 56 (Rumi Barua 12, Ponnamma 11.

For Nachimuthu Gounder Cup:

Men (semifinal league): Indian Army (Delhi) 64 (Phool Singh 19) bt INS Shivaji 58 (A.P. Singh 19).

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