Half-century each by captain Tanmayee Behera and opener Priyankaree Muduli went in vain as Odisha lost to Chandigarh by 17 runs in their fifth and last Group-F match of the BCCI Womens U-19 One-Day Trophy Cricket Tournament at SS Cricket Commune in Indore, Madhya Pradesh today.
This was the second defeat for Odisha, who bowed out from the group stage of the tournament, finishing third in Group-F. Mumbai and Bengal qualified for the knock-out stage from this group. Mumbai won all five of their group matches to emerge table toppers with 20 points.
Bengal, Odisha and Chandigarh won three matches each to tie for the second spot with 12 points each. However, Bengal stood second with Net Run Rate (NNR) 2.709, while Odisha finished third with 1.735. Earlier in their first four matches, Odisha beat Sikkim, Mizoram and Bengal, but lost to Mumbai.
Chasing a tough target of 278 against Chandigarh, Odisha put up stiff fight before folding up for 260. Earlier opting to bat, Chandigarh rode on a half-century each by captain Parushi Prabhakar, stumper Sarah and Twinkle Pathak to muster a healthy total of 277 for six.
SCORECARD
CHANDIGARH: Parushi Prabhakar (c) c Suchismita b Bhabani 96, Sarah (wk) run out (Ankita) 73, Twinkle Pathak not out 65, Deepti Walia st Dibya b Tanmayee 17, Gulnaaz st Dibya b Bhabani 3, Ishana Chadha c Suchismita b Tanmayee 0, Navnoor c Ankita b Lorence 0; Extras (b-4, w-19) 23
Total (6 wickets; 50 overs) 277
Did Not Bat: Mehak, Manvi Tomar, Arshbaani, Taisha Manchanda
Fall of Wickets: 1-178 (Parushi, 36.1 ov), 2-184 (Sarah, 38.1 ov), 3-230 (Deepti, 44.3 ov), 4-259 (Gulnaaz, 46.5 ov), 5-266 (Ishana, 48.6 ov), 6-277 (Navnoor, 49.6 ov)
Odisha Bowling: Mitali Sharma 4-1-24-0, Suchismita Panda 6-1-29-0, Puja Yadav 6-1-35-0, Bhabani Dhada 9-0-55-2, Tanmayee Behera 9-0-50-2, SB Lorence 9-0-45-1, Ankita Giri 7-0-35-0.
ODISHA: Priyankaree Muduli c Twinkle b Mehak 66, Pujarani Das lbw Manvi 0, Tanmayee Behera (c) c Deepti b Parushi 76, Alipsa Biswal c Gulnaaz b Manvi 49, Suchismita Panda c Mehak b Ishana 1, Dibya Routray (wk) c Sarah b Taisha 14, Ankita Giri c Sarah b Taisha 5, Bhabani Dhada b Ishana 4, Mitali Sharma lbw Gulnaaz 8, SB Lorence b Mehak 4, Puja Yadav not out 2; Extras (b-5, w-21, P-5) 31
Total (All out; 49.5 overs) 260
Fall of Wickets: 1-3 (Pujarani, 1.1 ov), 2-114 (Tanmayee, 26.6 ov), 3-185 (Priyankaree, 36.5 ov), 4-186 (Suchismita, 37.5 ov), 5-214 (Dibya, 41.3 ov), 6-228 (Ankita, 43.4 ov), 7-240 (Bhabani, 44.4 ov), 8-242 (Alipsa, 45.4 ov), 9-253 (Lorence, 46.6 ov), 10-260 (Mitali, 49.5 ov)
Chandigarh Bowling: Arshbaani 4-0-22-0, Manvi Tomar 10-0-45-2, Mehak 6-0-44-2, Ishana Chadha 10-0-54-2, Parushi Prabhakar 7-3-17-1, Gulnaaz 2.5-0-17-1, Taisha Manchanda 10-0-51-2.
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PHOTO: File picture of Odisha under-19 woman cricketer Priyankari Muduli.