Ludhiana, June 23 -- The Ludhiana under-19 women's cricket team has secured a spot in the semifinals of the Punjab Inter-District Under-19 Women's Tournament 2025-26, organised by the Punjab Cricket Association. The team clinched a solid 74-run win against Bathinda in a thrilling match held at the Mullanpur Stadium in New Chandigarh on Saturday.

Ludhiana won the toss and elected to bat first. The team put up a powerful show with the bat, led by Divya Rajput, who smashed a brilliant 128 runs off just 95 balls. She was well supported by Parineeti with a steady 54 runs off 90 balls, Chinmay Jain who added 51 off 52, and Manya Verma who chipped in with 50 from 53 deliveries. With this strong batting display, Ludhiana posted a formidable tota...