Kerala were no match for Indian Railways in the women's final of the Senior National Basketball Championships in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, on Sunday.

However, Keralites Sreekala R and Pranav Prince bagged individual awards. Kerala captain Sreekala was adjudged the Best Three-Point Shooter, while Thiruvananthapuram-native Pranav, who represented Tamil Nadu in the championship, was the Most Valuable Player.

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Both finals were one-sided as Indian Railways crushed Kerala 86-53 for the women's title and Tamil Nadu defeated Punjab 80-56 to emerge the men's champions.

Dharshini T of Indian Railways, who scored 16 in the final, was the MVP in the women's category. She was instrumental in delivering the title to the Railways alongside the lanky Poonam Chaturvedi and Pushpa Senthilkumar. For Kerala, Sreekala and Susan Florentina scored 18 and 17 points respectively.

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Results (final)
Women: Indian Railways 86 (Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu 16, Pushpa Senthil Kumar 14, Poonam Chaturvedi 13) bt Kerala 53 (Sreekala R 18, Susan Florentina 17, Jaylakshmi V J 12)

Men: Tamil Nadu 80 (Anatharaj 17, Aravind Kumar 17, Muin Bek Hafeez 15) bt Punjab 56 (Amritpal Singh 20, Amjyot Singh 15)

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