Orissa scripted an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Jharkhand in their opening league match of the East Zone Under-19 Women’s Cricket Tournament at Agartala in Tripura today. All-rounder Madhusmita Behera, bowler Sumita Singh and batter Gangotri Behera played important roles in the victory. Orissa will next meet Tripura on Oct 24. Brief scores: Jharkhand 85/10 in 49.3 overs (Rina Singh 31: Madhusmita Behera 3/7, Sumita Singh 3/15) lost to Orissa 86/3 in 39.5 overs (Gangotri Behera 22, Madhuri Meheta 19, Madhusmita Behera 17: Avishika Srivastav 3/18).