After two easy wins over Assam and Tripura, Orissa suffered a 69-run defeat at the hands of Jharkhand in a league match of the East Zone Senior Women’s Cricket Tournament at Dubrugarh (Assam) today. Brief scores: Jharkhand: 176/9 in 50 overs (Nitu Singh 44, Seema Singh 43: Kumudini Sahu 2/44) beat Orissa: 107/9 in 50 overs (Kadambini Mahakud 32: Niharika Prasad 2/15, Subhalaxmi 2/25).