India Blue beat India Green by 33 runs to win the Challenger Trophy at the Holkar Stadium, Indore on Monday.

Captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss for India Blue and opted to bat first. Mandhana scored 58 runs off 74 balls opening the batting, while Mona Mesharam smashed 63 runs to take India Blue to 207/9 in 50 overs. India Green skipper Anuja Patil was the pick of the bowlers along with Asha S as they picked three wickets apiece. Shikha Pandey and Ekta Bisht also chipped in with one wicket each.

However, a dismal batting display by India Green saw them being bundled out for 174 as they lost the final by 33 runs. C Prathyusha bagged four wickets for 23 runs as she ran through the lower order. Openers Jemimah Rodrigues and Punam Raut were the top scorers for India Green as they scored 43 and 88 respectively. Raut was run out before Rodrigues was caught by Prathyusha. The rest of wickets fell for 40 runs with Rajeshwari, Tanusree Sarkar, Mona and D Hemalatha grabbing one wicket each.