PANJIM, Dec. 20 -- Team Herald[emailprotected]

Goa's women suffered a crushing 57-run defeat at the hands of Tamil Nadu in the U-19 Women's Elite T20 cricket tournament played at the Railway ground, Vadodara, on Friday.After restricting Tamil Nadu to 187 runs in 47.1 overs, Goa were bowled out for just 130 runs in 38.5 overs. Goa's bowlers, especially Vidhi Bhandare and Prachi Nikam, put up a commendable effort, claiming four and three wickets respectively while also curbing Tamil Nadu's scoring rate. Harshita Yadav took two wickets, while Athashree Shivarkar chipped in with one.For Tamil Nadu, opener Hashini top-scored with 35 runs. At one stage, Goa had reduced Tamil Nadu to 80 for 5, but resistance from the lower-order batters helped ...