Andhra defeated Karnataka by 44 runs to emerge champions in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy South Zone Under-19 cricket tournament here Friday.
Andhra, who shot out Karnataka 182 after making 206, picked up five points, including one bonus point, to top the table with 20 and remain unbeaten while the hosts finished runners-up with 17 points.
Half-centuries by G. Jayvardhan (50) and Karan Shinde (53) propped up the Andhra innings, and chasing the modest target, Karnataka caved in with K.N. Bharat (44) being the top scorer.
Hyderabad overwhelmed Tamil Nadu by eight wickets and finished third with 12 points while Kerala edged out Goa by 28 runs to occupy fourth position. Tamil Nadu with five points ended up fifth ahead of Goa, who lost all their five matches.
Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 110 all out in 27.5 overs (Shahrukh Khan M. 54, Vasanth B. 26; C.V. Milind 5/39, Rajath Ramesh 2/26, Shahdab Tumbi 3/30) lost to Hyderabad 114/2 in 26.5 overs (G.H. Vihari 52 not out, G. Rahul Singh 40 not out). Points: Hyderabad 5; TN (-1).
Kerala 232/6 in 50 overs (Fabid Ahmed 64 not out, Subin S. 48 not out, Ajay Kumar 24, Rayan Rasheed 23; Vipul Deshprabhu 3/46, Amulya Pandrekar 2/41) beat Goa 204 all out in 47.4 overs (Snehal Kauthankar 52, Srinivas Fadte 41, Lakshay Garg 28, Kevin D'Costa 30; Fabid Ahmed 4/33, Siva Raj 3/42). Points: Kerala 4; Goa 0.
Andhra 206 all out in 48.3 overs (G. Jayvardhan 50, Karan Shinde 53, Prateek Jain 4-48; Shreyas Gopal 2/42) beat Karnataka 182 all out in 42 overs (Nirmal S. 39, K.N. Bharat 44; D. Naren Reddy 2/35, Sneha Kishore 2/37, Srikrishna 2/27, Vineel Kumar 3/25). Points: Andhra 5; Karnataka (-1).