Visakhapatnam, Guntur on top

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam and Guntur topped the North and Central Zones respectively in the ACA inter-district zonal T20 tournaments while a century by KN Prudhvi Raj (101, 61b,4x11,6x4) went in vain as Chittoor lost to Kadapa by 23 runs in a South Zone match in Kadapa.
Final standings: NZ: 1. Visakhapatnam (12 pts), 2. Vizianagaram (8), 3. East Godavari (2), 4. Srikakulam (2).CZ: 1. Guntur (12), 2. West Godavari (4), 3. Krishna (4), 4. Prakasam (4).
Brief scores: CZ: Krishna 147/7 in 20 overs (PV Durga Rao 34) lost to Guntur 93/3in 8.5 overs (K Maheep Kumar 37) in VJD method after target was revised to 93 in 11 overs due to rain. West Godavari 206/7 in 20 overs (B. Munish Varma 72) bt Prakasam 134/7 in 20 overs (K Kranthi Kiran 35). NZ: Visakhapatnam 154/9 in 20 overs (G Shyam Sundar 50) bt Srikakulam 98 in 16.4 overs (Jatin Ojha 4/22). Vizianagaram 158/9 in 20 overs (M Dheeraj Kumar 52; K. Saiteja 3/21) bt East Godavari 143/6 in 20 overs (AVV Vijay 61, M Satyanarayana 47, M Ravi Kiran 3/19, P Tapaswi 3/31). SZ: Nellore 148/9 in 20 overs (MK Reddy 64) bt Kurnool 144/6 in 20 overs. Kadapa 196/6 in 20 overs (Shaik Zaheer Abbas 93; R. Madhav 3/24) bt Chittoor 173/7 in 20 overs (KN Prudhvi Raj 101).
Civil Engineering win
weigtlifting title
Civil Engineering department won the weightlifting team title in the annual inter-departmental Sports Mela of ECoRSA, Waltair. They logged 18 points after winning three gold and two silver medals. Diesel Loco Shed (14 points, two gold and one bronze) were runners-up. Officers XI beat Stores XI by 131 runs in a quarterfinal of the cricket tournament. Haranath Mopuri (98 runs) of the Officers XI was ‘Man of the Match’.
TT players felicitated
Twenty five players and their coaches from Visakhapatnam, who have participated in various National championships, were felicitated by the Visakhapatnam District Table Tennis Association here on Sunday as part of the World TT Day.