Impressive allround performance by captain Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan and a half-century by opening batsman Kajal Jena enabled Odisha beat hosts Gujarat by 37 runs in their opening Elite-Group match of the Womens Under-23 One Day League (ODL) at Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat today.

Put into bat by Gujarat captain Renuka Chaudhari, Odisha rode on fine kocks by Kajal (51 off 82), Poonam Nayak (46 off 101) and Sushree (40 off 45) to muster a competitive total of 181 for nine in 50 overs. Kajal and Poonam put Odisha in a strong position, stitching together 92 runs for the second wicket.

In reply, Gujarat were bowled out for 144 in 47.3 overs. Captain Renuka was top scorer for Gujarat with a 135-ball 66 runs. Among Odisha bowlers, captain Sushree and Barsarani Singh stood out, capturing three wickets each.

SCOREBOARD

ODISHA: Kajal Jena c Simran b Muskan 51, Anjali Singh lbw Krutikaben 1, Poonam Nayak c Manali b Krutikaben 46, Sushree Dibyadarshini c Krutikaben b Renuka 40, Rani Tudu c Renuka b Hiralben 0, Sunita Murmu c Manali b Hiralben 0, Reemalaxmi Ekka b Hiralben 11, Indrani Chhatria (not out) 16, Monalisha Rout (Mankading) 0, Barasarani Singh st Manali b Tanya 0, Louisa Dash (not out) 4; Extras (w-12) 12
Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 181
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Anjali, 1.1 ov), 2-100 (Kajal, 29.6), 3-116 (Poonam, 33.6), 4-117 (Rani, 34.5), 5-117 (Sunita, 34.6), 6-131 (Reemalaxmi, 38.5), 7-160 (Sushree, 44.4), 8-161 (Monalisha, 45.1), 9-168 (Barasarani, 45.6)
Bowling: Muskan Vasava 7-0-35-1, Krutikaben 10-1-25-2, Renuka Chaudhari 10-3-28-1, P A Talpada 10-0-39-0, Hiralben Solanki 10-0-36-3, Tanya Patel 1-0-7-1, Hani Patel 2-0-11-0.

GUJARAT: Simran b Indrani 0, Renuka Chaudhari c Louisa b Barasarani 66, Bhavana Goplani c Rani b Sushree 23, Hani Patel (run out) Indrani 27, Tanya Patel c Sushree b Barasarani 2, Krutikaben b Sushree 9, Muskan Vasava c Barasarani b Sushree 0, Hiralben Solanki (run out) Reemalaxmi 1, Anjali Patel (run out) Kajal 1, Manali Vaghela (not out) 4, P A Talpada c Poonam b Barasarani 1; Extras (w-8, b-1, lb-1) 10
Total (All out; 47.3 overs) 144
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Simran, 1.3 ov), 2-38 (Bhavana, 13.4), 3-92 (Hani, 31.6), 4-95 (Tanya, 32.5), 5-108 (Krutikaben, 38.2), 6-108 (Muskan, 38.5), 7-129 (Hiralben, 42.5), 8-139 (Renuka, 44.5), 9-143 (Anjali, 45.3), 10-144 (Talpada, 47.3)
Bowling: Reemalaxmi Ekka 6-1-18-0, Indrani Chhatria 4-0-26-1, Sushree Dibyadarshini 10-3-17-3, Louisa Dash 10-2-25-0, Barasarani Singh 8.3-0-24-3, Poonam Nayak 5-0-19-0, Anjali Singh 4-0-13-0.