A captain’s knock of 31 by Ritu Dhruv and four-wicket haul by Odisha medium-pacer Sushree Pradhan went in vain as East Zone lost to West Zone by five runs in a league match of the Junior (U-19) Women International-Zonal Cricket Tournament at Guwahati today. Chasing a modest total of 119, East Zone were bowled out for 113 after being reduced to 48 for seven.

BRIEF SCORE:
West Zone 118/10 in 49 overs (Sarika Koli 26, M Dakshini 23; Sushree Pradhan 4/16, Saika Ishaque 3/28) beat East Zone 113/10 in 48.2 overs (Ritu Dhruv 31; Devika Vaidya 3/12, Palak Kansara 2/8, Mukta Magre 2/12) by five runs.