Odisha registered back-to-back wins in the BCCI Senior Women T20 League, drubbing hosts Pondicherry by 64 runs in their second Group-E match at CAP Siechem Ground in Puducherry today. Five players put up notable performance in the Odisha win.

Electing to bat, Odisha got off to a solid start with Madhuri Meheta (28) and captain Madhusmita Behera (38) compiling 68 runs for the opening wicket. Stumper Pragyan Paramita Mohanty and Reemalaxmi Ekka contributed 25 and unbeaten 20 respectively to enable Odisha make a competitive total of 131 for five.

Astalakshmi A captured all the five wickets for Pondicherry. Wicket-keeper and captain Anagha was another successful player for the home team, effecting three stumpings and taking one catch.

In reply, Pondicherry were bundled out for 67 in 19.4 overs. Reemalaxmi was the most successful bowler for Odisha with three wickets for seven runs, while Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan picked up two for four. Odisha will next play Madhya Pradesh at the same venue on February 23.

SCOREBOARD

ODISHA: Madhuri Meheta st Anagha b Astalakshmi 28, Madhusmita Behera c Anagha b Astalakshmi 38, Pragyan Paramita Mohanty st Anagha b Astalakshmi 25, Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan c Ramya b Astalakshmi 2, Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu st Anagha b Astalakshmi 3, Reemalaxmi Ekka (not out) 20, Anjali Singh (not out) 3; Extras (nb-1, w-11) 12
Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 131
Did not bat: Rani Tudu, Rasanara Parwin, Sujata Mallik, D Janaki Reddy
Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Madhusmita, 10.5 ov), 2-77 (Madhuri, 12.4), 3-79 (Sushree, 12.6), 4-85 (Priyanka, 14.1), 5-125 (Pragyan, 18.5)
Bowling: Janaki 3-0-18-0, Kani 3-0-21-0, Gouher 4-0-19-0, Radhi 3-0-18-0, Arunadevi 3-0-28-0, Astalakshmi A 4-0-27-5.

PONDICHERRY: Latika Kumari c Reemalaxmi b Sushree 15, Ramya Maharajan st Pragyan b Priyanka 5, R Sandhya Mounika b Sushree 14, Anagha c Pragyan b Madhusmita 0, Gouher lbw Reemalaxmi 8, Astalakshmi A lbw Sujata 2, Radhi lbw Reemalaxmi 0, Arunadevi b Reemalaxmi 0, Soundharya (run out) Madhuri 7, Janaki (run out) Rasanara 6, Kani (not out) 1; Extras (w-5, b-1, lb-3) 9
Total (All out; 19.4 overs) 67
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Ramya, 1.4 ov), 2-35 (R Sandhya, 5.6), 3-36 (Anagha, 6.3), 4-40 (Latika, 7.3), 5-46 (Gouher, 9.1), 6-46 (Radhi, 9.2), 7-46 (Arunadevi, 9.5), 8-47 (Astalakshmi, 10.1), 9-60 (Janaki, 14.5), 10-67 (Soundharya, 19.4)
Bowling: Sujata Mallik 4-0-17-1, Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu 2.4-0-14-1, Madhusmita Behera 4-0-14-1, Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan 2-0-4-2, Reemalaxmi Ekka 2-0-7-3, Rasanara Parwin 3-0-3-0, D Janaki Reddy 2-0-4-0.