Odisha Red will meet Odisha Violet in the final of the MGM Odisha Women T20 Cricket League (OWCL) at KIIT Cricket Ground in Bhubaneswar tomorrow. The final will be preceded by the third-place match between Odisha Purple and Odisha Green at the same venue.

The tournament took a dramatic turn today as Odisha Purple lost to bottom-placed Odisha Yellow by six wickets in the 20th and last league match to slip from the top to the third place in the final standings with 20 points from eight games.

Sangita Khadia played major role in the Yellow win, hitting an unbeaten 50. She was adjudged the woman of the match. With this win, their second in eight games, Yellow finished fourth with eight points.

Earlier in the day, Odisha Red beat Odisha Green by eight wickets in the 19th match to register their sixth win and capture the top position in the league table with 24 points. Sonali Hembram bowled Red to victory with a haul of three wickets for nine runs.

Sonali was named the woman of the match. On the other hand, Green finished at the bottom of the table with six defeats and eight points to their name. Among five teams in fray, Odisha Violet secured second position with five wins and 20 points.

BRIEF SCORES:

Match 19: Odisha Green 73/7 in 20 overs (Rasanara Parwin 42; Sonali Hembram 3/9, SB Lorence 2/14) lost to Odisha Red 77/2 in 10.3 overs (Madhuri Meheta 34*, Silpa Swain 27*; Rameswari Naik 1/17) by 8 wickets. WoM: Sonali Hembram.

Match 20: Odisha Purple 113/4 in 20 overs (Sarita Meher 50*, Madhusmita Behera 30; Laxmipriya Naik 1/16) lost to Odisha Yellow 115/4 in 19.3 overs (Sangeeta Khadia 50*, Barasa R Singh 28; Banalata Mallick 2/30) by 6 wickets. WoM: Sangeeta Khadia.
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PHOTO: Players of Odisha Yellow team pose after beating Odisha Purple in the 20th match of the MGM Odisha Women T20 Cricket League in Bhubaneswar on 31 January, 2021.