Odisha lost to Gujarat by seven wickets in their opening Group-A match of the BCCI Senior Women T20 Cricket Championship at Kotambi Stadium B Ground in Vadodara, Gujarat today. Winners Gujarat gathered four points from their emphatic win, while Odisha drew blank.

Opting to bat after winning the toss, Odisha made a modest total of 106 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs. They could not capitalise on a strong start given by captain Madhuri Meheta and Tanmayee Behera who put on 59 runs in their opening-wicket stand. In reply, Gujarat overhauled the target of 107 in 19.2 overs, losing three wickets in the process. Odisha will next meet Jammu & Kashmir at the same venue tomorrow.

SCORECARD:

ODISHA: Madhuri Meheta (c) c Bhavana Goplani b Krutikaben 37, Tanmayee Behera c Hrutu Patel b Janviben Patel 29, Sangeeta Khadia c Bhavana Goplani b Jayaben Ramu 4, Sushree Dibyadarshini run out (Krutikaben) 12, Pragyan P Mohanty (wk) c Bhavana Goplani b Krutikaben 14, Rima Laxmi Ekka b Hiralben Solanki 2, Kajal Jena run out (Bhavana Goplani) 2, Taranna Pradhan not out 0; Extras (lb-2, w-4) 6
Total (7 wickets, 20 overs) 106
Did Not Bat: Rasanara Parwin, Subhra Nirjharini Swain, Bhabani Dhada
Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Madhuri, 11.1 overs), 2-70 (Sangeeta, 12.3), 3-75 (Tanmayee, 14.2), 4-98 (Sushree, 17.1), 5-102 (Rima, 18.5), 6-104 (Kajal, 19.4), 7-106 (Pragyan, 19.6)
Bowling: Jayaben R Ramu 4-0-19-1, Janviben Patel 4-0-30-1, Hiralben Solanki 4-0-22-1, Krutikaben 4-0-19-2, Renuka Chaudhari 4-0-14-0.

GUJARAT: S K Raut c Rasanara Parwin b Subhra Nirjharini Swain 20, Simran c Pragyan P Mohanty b Rasanara Parwin 39, Bhavana Goplani (c) c Tanmayee Behera b Rasanara Parwin 4, Renuka Chaudhari not out 26, Hrutu Patel not out 15; Extras (w-3) 3
Total (3 wickets; 19.2 overs) 107
Did Not Bat: Jayaben R Ramu, Aatena M Shekh, Hiralben Solanki, Janviben Patel, Gopi Mendpara (wk), Krutikaben
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Raut, 5.4 overs), 2-37 (Bhavana, 8.1), 3-83 (Simran, 15.3)
Bowling: Rima Laxmi Ekka 3-0-18-0, Taranna Pradhan 2.2-1-13-0, Sushree Dibyadarshini 4-0-12-0, Subhra Nirjharini Swain 4-0-29-1, Rasanara Parwin 4-0-19-2, Bhabani Dhada 1-0-7-0, Tanmayee Behera 1-0-9-0.
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PHOTO: Odisha Senior Women Cricket Team poses with support staff.