Prashanth, Vinay shine in big win for Anantapur

Visakhapatnam: Captain and opener DB Prasanth Kumar scored 104 and BS Vinay Kumar took five for 10 as Anantapur defeated Kurnool by 146 runs in the ACA South zone inter-district tournament in Anantapur on Tuesday. Brief scores: Anantapur 206/7 in 20 overs (DB Prasanth Kumar 104) bt Kurnool in 12.5 overs (BS Vinay Kumar 5/10). Mahanthi slams tonVisakhapatnam’s K Mahanthi Sree scored a century and put on 219 for the opening wicket with M. Durga (91) against Vizianagaram before retiring with an injury against Vizianagaram in the ACA women’s tournament. Brief scores: North zone (Vizianagaram): Visakhapatnam 401/3 in 50 overs (K Mahanthi Sree 106 retd. hurt, M Durga 91, B Harshitha 68, Ch Meher Lahari 44*) vs Vizianagaram 22/1 — match abandoned. East Godavari 255/9 in 43 overs (K Devika 88; M Harika Yadav 5/38) vs Srikakulam 21/4 in 8 overs. South zone (Venkatagiri): Nellore vs Anantapur; Kadapa vs Kurnool — abandoned.Anantapur top the tableAnantapur won the ACA South zone U-19 tournament by topping the table after the final day of their last league match against Nellore was washed out in Kadapa.Brief scores: Nellore 278 drew Anantapur 318/3.TNN