Odisha Red drubbed Odisha Violet by 10 wickets in the 13th match to join Odisha Purple at the top of the table in the MGM Odisha Women T20 Cricket League (OWCL) at KIIT Cricket Ground in Bhubaneswar today. This was the fourth win for Odisha Red and they now have 16 points from six matches.

Opening batsman Kajal Jena was the star of the Odisha Red win, hitting an unbeaten 61 off 50 balls. In reply to a modest total of 104 for five by Odisha Violet, Odisha Red romped home with 29 balls to spare. Kajal put on 108 runs for the unbroken opening-wicket stand with captain Madhuri Meheta, who remained unbeaten on 43. Kajal pocketed the prize as woman of the match.

Odisha Green prevailed over Odisha Yellow by 13 runs in the overall 14th and the second match of the day. After compiling a modest 95 for seven, Odisha Green restricted Odisha Yellow to 82 for nine. Among notable performers for the Green, Pragyan P Mohanty scored 35 runs, while Rameswari Naik and captain Rasanara Parwin picked up three wickets each. Rameswari was adjudged the woman of the match.

BRIEF SCORES:

Match 13: Odisha Violet 104/5 in 20 overs (Kuni Badara 28, Sushree Dibyadarshini 21; SB Lorence 1/17) lost to Odisha Red 108/0 in 15.1 overs (Kajal Jena 61*, Madhuri Meheta 43*) by 10 wickets. WoM: Kajal Jena.

Match 14: Odisha Green 95/7 in 20 overs (Pragyan Paramita Mohanty 35; Sujata Mallik 2/22) beat Odisha Yellow 82/9 in 20 overs (Rameswari Naik 3/13, Rasanara Parwin 3/14) by 13 runs. WoM: Rameswari Naik.
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PHOTO: Players of Odisha Green celebrate their win against Odisha Yellow in Bhubaneswar on 28 January, 2021.