Titans defeat Lions in APL Eliminator

Visakhapatnam: Godavari Titans beat Uttarandhra Lions by seven wickets in the Eliminator of the APL II at the ACA-VDCA stadium here on Friday. Qualifier I between holders Coastal Riders and Rayalaseema Kings was halted due to rain with Coastal Riders on 103 for two in 10.2 overs. Brief scores (Eliminator): Uttarandhra Lions 153 in 19.5 overs (Gulfaam Saleh 49, KS Bharat 37; G Samanvith 3/24, KV Sasikanth 3/35) lost to Godavari Titans 159/3 in 18 overs (M Hemanth Reddy 71, CR Gnaneshwar 53*). MoM: Hemanth Reddy.Phaneendra and Rohit scalp five each Vizianagaram medium pacer G Phaneendra and Visakhapatnam leg-spinner A Rohit with a five-for each set up their respective teams’ wins in ACA North zone U-16 tournament at Vizianagaram.Vizianagaram topped the table with 18 points.Brief scores: East Godavari 201 & 120 in 55.5 overs (G Phaneendra 5/13) lost to Vizianagaram 317 in 86 overs (KB Durgesh Naidu 119, V Lohith Reddy 59) and 4/1 in 0.3 overs. Srikakulam 109 & 121 in 52.2 overs (Raj Kumar 40; A Rohit 5/17) lost to Visakhapatnam 205 & 29/0 in 6.1 overs.