Riding on the captain’s excellence, Tamil Nadu coasted to 232 for the loss of eight wickets in their 50 overs. Hemalatha added 108 runs in 166 balls with S B Keerthana, who chipped in with a useful 30. In reply, Hyderabad could only manage 193 in 49.2 overs with Keerthana sizzling with the ball with three wickets for 30 runs.