Odisha got off to a winning start in the BCCI Womens U-23 T20 Trophy Tournament, defeating Himachal Pradesh by 60 runs in their opening Elite Group-C match at Sanosara Cricket Ground, Rajkot today. Left-hand batter Tanmayee Behera and right-arm medium-pacer Sreya Priyadarshini played major roles in the Odisha win, hitting a 40-ball 49 and picking up three wickets for 21 runs.
SCORECARD
ODISHA: Tanmayee Behera st AS Thakur b Ahaana 49, Sulagna Nayak lbw D Manisha 1, Alipsa Biswal (c) b Danya 1, Bijaya Behera c D Manisha b Ahaana 38, Suchismita Panda c Anshita b Sakshi 18, Angel Raj (wk) c AS Thakur b Aahaana 1, Ananya R Mishra not out 21, Sreya Priyadarshini b Sakshi 18, Jyoti Prasad not out 2; Extras (b-1, w-8) 9
Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 158
Did not bat: SB Lorence, Sarada Mahanand
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Sulangna), 2-8 (Alipsa), 3-91 (Bijaya), 4-1-3 (Tanmayee), 5-111 (Angel), 6-125 (Suchismita), 7-155 (Sreya)
Bowling: D Manisha 3-0-12-1, Dhanya Laxmi 3-0-20-1, Anshita Sandal 3-0-37-0, Sakshi Thakur 4-0-33-2, Ahaana Sharma 4-0-31-3, Ishaani Dass 3-0-24-0.