Bihar surprised fancied Andhra Pradesh, who finished third last year, by nine wickets in the quarterfinal of the CricInfo Trophy Senior Women's National Cricket Championship at the Gymkhana Ground in Jorhat on Tuesday.

Chasing a paltry 45 for victory, Bihar reached the target in 15.4 overs. They lost Neetu Singh (3) with five runs on the board, but the other opener Kamini Kumari (5) and Geeta Samantrai (26) finished the match quickly in Bihar's favour.

Earlier, electing to bat, Andhra Pradesh caved in meekly and were all out for 44 in 32.4 overs with only Sree Rekha (13) reaching double figures. Bihar's Kavita Roy (2 for 9), Sanjeeda (2 for 12) and Asha Kumari (2 for 2) ran through the Andhra side.

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