Madhusmita Behera hit a captain’s knock of unbeaten 30 to guide Orissa to an easy eight-wicket win over Assam in their opening match of the East Zone Senior Women’s Cricket Tournament at Dibrugarh, Assam today. Brief scores: Assam: 70/10 in 40.3 overs (Niyati Lokar 27: Ritu Singh 2/15, Priyanka Sahu 2/16) lost to Orissa: 71/2 in 45.4 overs (Madhusmita Behera 30 n.o, Madhuri Meheta 21 n.o).