Punjab beat Odisha by seven wickets in their first Group-B Super League match of the Women U-19 T20 League at Chukkapalli Pitchaiah Cricket Ground, Mulapadu, Vijaywada today. Electing to bat Odisha made a modest total of 76 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs.

Punjab overhauled the target in 15.4 overs, losing three wickets in the process. Taranna Pradhan was the top scorer for Odisha with an unbeaten 22. Besides Taranna, Kajal Jena contributed an useful 21.

SCOREBOARD

ODISHA: Subhra Nirjharini Swain c Gazala b Amanjot 0, Kajal Jena c Raman Preet b Nandani 21, Poonam Nayak c Kanika b Kashvee 7, Sweet Beura c Kanika b Parul 5, Indrani Chhatria c Srishti b Parul 11, Rasmita Chinhara (run out) Amanjot 0, Taranna Pradhan (not out) 22, G M Alakananda c Srishti b Pragati 1, Kalpana Nayak (not out) 0; Extras (w-9) 9
Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 76
Did not bat: Sonali Hembram, Kusum Tiriya
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Subhra, 2.4 ov), 2-29 (Poonam, 7.5 ov), 3-38 (Kajal, 11.4 ov), 4-39 (Sweet, 12.5 ov), 5-40 (Rasmita, 13.5 ov), 6-69 (Indrani, 18.5 ov), 7-76 (Alakananda, 19.5 ov)
Bowling: Amanjot Kaur 3-0-9-1, Nandani Sharma 3-0-12-1, Kashvee Gautam 4-0-16-1, Pragati Singh 4-0-9-1, Parul 4-0-17-2, Kanika Ahuja 2-0-13-0.

PUNJAB: Amanjot Kaur (run out) Kajal 6, Srishti Rajput (not out) 33, Pragati Singh c Sweet b Taranna 3, Gazala Naj b Sonali 11, Kanika Ahuja (not out) 18; Extras (w-7, b-1) 8
Total (3 wickets; 15.4 overs) 79
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Amanjot, 2.4 ov), 2-16 (Pragati, 4.4 ov), 3-42 (Gazala, 10.1 ov)
Bowling: Taranna Pradhan 3-0-6-1, Kalpana Nayak 4-0-22-0, Subhra Nirjharini Swain 1-0-11-0, Indrani Chhatria 3-0-16-0, Sonali Hembram 2-0-7-1, Poonam Nayak 1-0-4-0, G M Alakananda 1.4-0-12-0.