Opening batsman Madhuri Meheta hit a superb 93 to power hosts Odisha to a 66-run win against Assam in their Elite Group-C match of the Senior Women One-Day League here at Sunshine Ground today. The impressive win fetched Odisha four points.

Opting to bat, Odisha piled up a healthy total of 182 for five in 50 overs and then bowled out Assam for 116. Madhuri faced 145 balls in her knock and hit 10 boundaries. She put Odisha in a strong position, stitching together 98 runs for the second wicket with Sarita Meher, who contributed 37 runs.

Among Odisha bowlers, Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan and Reemalaxmi Ekka picked up three wickets each, while D Janaki Reddy scalped two. This was the second win in four matches for Odisha, who will next meet Madhya Pradesh at Nimpur Ground here on December 10.

SCOREBOARD

ODISHA: Madhuri Meheta (run out) Uma 93, Madhusmita Behera c Genevie b Bedashree 7, Sarita Meher (run out) Genevie 37, Pragyan P Mohanty c Shanti b Monikha 19, Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan (run out) Rekharani 12, Reemalaxmi Ekka (not out) 3, Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu (not out) 2; Extras (nb-1, w-7, lb-1) 9
Total (5 wickets; 50 overs) 182
Did not bat: Kadambini Mahakud, Rasanara Parwin, Sujata Mallik, D Janaki Reddy
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Madhusmita, 7.3 ov), 2-125 (Sarita, 40.4), 3-156 (Pragyan, 46.3), 4-175 (Sushree, 48.6), 5-177 (Madhuri, 49.3)
Bowling: Monikha Das 10-2-25-1, Bedashree Borpatragohain 7-1-31-1, Genevie Pando 6-4-11-0, Rashmi Dey 10-0-25-0, Kakoli Saikia 8-0-35-0, Shanti Rai 3-0-16-0, Anita Lodhi 5-0-28-0, Gayatri Gurung 1-0-10-0.

ASSAM: Rajni Lodhi c Kadambini b Reemalaxmi 11, Uma Chetry c Kadambini b Sujata 1, Genevie Pando lbw Reemalaxmi 4, Gayatri Gurung c Kadambini b Reemalaxmi 7, Monikha Das b Madhusmita 14, Anita Lodhi c Sarita b Janaki 32, Rekharani Bora c Priyanka b Janaki 8, Rashmi Dey lbw Sushree 7, Shanti Rai lbw Sushree 12, Bedashree Borpatragohain b Sushree 8, Kakoli Saikia (not out) 0; Extras (nb-1, w-8, lb-3) 12
Total (All out; 38.4 overs) 116
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Uma, 4.5 ov), 2-18 (Rajni, 7.2), 3-28 (Genevie, 11.2), 4-35 (Gayatri, 13.3), 5-62 (Monikha, 19.5), 6-83 (Anita, 24.6), 7-91 (Rekharani, 28.1), 8-99 (Rashmi, 32.1), 9-111 (Shanti, 36.1), 10-116 (Bedashree, 38.4)
Bowling: Sujata Mallik 7-1-22-1, Reemalaxmi Ekka 9-3-22-3, Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu 4-0-20-0, Madhusmita Behera 4-1-12-1, D Janaki Reddy 5-0-11-2, Rasanara Parwin 6-0-19-0, Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan 3.4-2-7-3.