SCR champions in Basketball League
South Central Railway clinched both the men's and women's titles at the annual Hyderabad Basketball League, played in the city.
Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) ran riot to emerge champions in both the men's and women's competitions at the Annual Basketball League organised by the Hyderabad District Badminton Association in Hyderabad.
In the finals, SCR men scored an edgy and entertaining 64-61 victory against Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) Centre 64-61 while the women thrashed YMCA Secunderabad 52-20.
SCR and AOC engaged each other in a fierce battle. The Army men edged ahead to take a 14-8 lead by the end of the first quarter. But SCR hit back in the second to score 23 points and gain a slim edge at 31-30. The next two quarters witnessed a keen tussle but SCR managed to keep their noses ahead to win the match and the title.
Murli (15 points), Nihal (13), Liju (13) and Naveen (11) combined well for SCR while Irfan top-scored with 28 points for AOC.
In the women's summit clash, Anusha led the rout with 13 points. SCR gave their opponents no breathing space right from the starting whistle. By the end of the second quarter, the match was all but out of the reach of YMCA as SCR led 28-9. They went on to add 24 points by the end to finish a comprehensive win. Sreetha did the bulk of YMCA's scoring with 20 points. A Ab bo ov ve e: : The South Central Railway men’s side pose after winning the annual Hyderabad Basketball League — organised by the Hyderabad District Basketball Association — at YMCA in Secunderabad. In the final, SCR defeated Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) Centre 64-61.
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