Odisha registered a hat-trick of wins, trouncing Tripura by seven wickets in their third Elite Group-B match of the BCCI Senior Women T20 League at St Xaviers KCA Cricket Ground in Trivandrum, Kerala today. Odisha had won their first two matches against Chhattisgarh and Bihar.

Opting to bat, Tripura compiled a modest total of scored 85. Odisha overhauled the target in 19 overs, losing three wickets in the process. Sujata Mallik, Rameswari Naik and Sushree Dibyadarshini set the platform for the Odisha win, taking two wickets each.

Madhuri Meheta (28) and Kajal Jena (25) made the chase easier for Odisha with a first-wicket partnership of 52. Sarita Meher completed the win, hittng an unbeaten 20. Odisha will next meet Jharkhand tomorrow.

SCORECARD:

TRIPURA: Ambika Debnath c Sarita b Sujata 0, J R Debnath (wk) b Rasanara 21, Indra Rani Jamatia b Rameswari 0, N N Debnath b Rameswari 2, A B Das (c) c&b Madhusmita 9, M K Rabidas c Priyanka b Sujata 26, M R Dey c Priyanka b Sushree 1, S H Chakroborty c Rameswari b Sushree 11, R K Debbarma st Pragyan b Priyanka 5, P A Acharjee run out (Sarita) 2, Suravi S Roy not out 0; Extras (lb-3, w-5) 8
Total (All out; 19.2 overs) 85
Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Ambika, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (Indra, 1.5 ov), 3-24 (NN Debnath, 5.5 ov), 4-29 (JR Debnath, 7.4 ov), 5-40 (AB Das, 11.1 ov), 6-44 (MR Dey, 12.4 ov), 7-74 (MK Rabidas, 15.5 ov), 8-81 (RK Debbarma, 17.2 ov), 9-84 (PA Acharjee, 17.6 ov), 10-85 (SH Chakroborty, 19.2 ov)
Bowling (Overs, Runs, Wkts, Dots): Sujata Mallik 4-19-2-16, Rameswari Naik 3-8-2-15, Priyanka Priyadarshini 4-12-1-14, Rasanara Parwin 3-14-1-5, Madhusmita Behera 3-12-1-13, Sushree Dibyadarshini 2.2-17-2-5.

ODISHA: Madhuri Meheta c&B A Das 28, Kajal Jena c Indra B A Das 25, Sarita Meher not out 20, Sushree Dibyadarshini b P Acharjee 12, Pragyan Mohanty (wk) not out 2; Extras (w-4) 4
Total (3 wkts; 19 overs) 91
Did Not Bat: Madhusmita Behera (c), Rameswari Naik, Rasanara Parwin, Subhra Nirjharini Swain, Sujata Mallik, Priyanka Priyadarshini
Fall of Wickets: 1-52 (Madhuri, 10.3 ov), 2-56 (Kajal, 12.1 ov), 3-79 (Sushree, 17.4 ov)
Bowling (Overs, Runs, Wkts, Dots): R K Debbarma 1-8-0-4, Suravi S Roy 3-13-0-12, PA Acharjee 3-6-1-12, AB Das 4-11-2-17, SH Chakroborty 1-15-0-1, MK Rabidas 4-17-0-10, NN Debnath 3-21-0-7.
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TOP: Players, coach and support staff of Odisha team celebrate after their win against Tripura in Trivandrum on 21 April 2022.