Kerala crushed hosts Telangana, 71-26, to take bronze.

Kerala crushed hosts Telangana, 71-26, to take bronze.

Kerala crushed hosts Telangana, 71-26, to take bronze.

Kerala girls clinched bronze in the 49th Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship in Telangana on Sunday.

The Kerala side crushed the hosts, 71-26, to take bronze. Akshara top scored with 14 points, while Anna Mariam and Lakshmi contributed with 13 and 11 points respectively.

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Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu clinched gold in the boys and girls categories respectively. In the boys' final, UP defeated Delhi, 56-49, while TN got the better of Maharashtra, 68-46, in the girls' final.

Kerala team: Thejas Thobhias (C), Maneesha Nancy, Nila Saraty (Alappuzha), Theertha Praveen, Akshara K, Lakshmi T (Kozhikode), Denia Mersa Dimal, Anna Mariam (Kottayam), Juana Roy (Kollam), Alena Alphonza Angel (Ernakulum), Abhina R (Kannur) and Thejaswani V (Thrissur). Coach: Tinson John (Kollam), and manager Limisha Babu (Kollam)