17-Jan-2009 92
Orissa humbled Sikkim by an innings and 125 runs on the last day of their East Zone two-day women`s cricket match at Ravenshaw ground in Cuttack today.
Madhusmita Behera and Priyanka Sahu destroyed Sikkim`s second innings, bagging five and four wickets respectively. The thumping win fetched Orissa six points.
In two other matches, which ended in draws, Bengal and Tripura gained three points each by virtue of first innings lead against Jharkhand and Manipur respectively.
Brief scores:
At Ravenshaw ground: Orissa 201/2 in 38 overs (Kadambini Mahakud 100 n.o, Madhusmita Behera 52 n.o) beat Sikkim 40/10 and 36/10 in 48.5 overs (Madhusmita Behera 5/14, Priyanka Sahu 4/7).
At Nimpur ground: Jharkhand 187/10 in 86 overs (Kavita Roy 50: Kathakali Banerjee 3/25) drew with Bengal 190/8 in 98.1 overs (Ananya Mitra 62 n.o: Asha Das 4/24).
At Barabati Stadium: Tripura 164/10 and 133/4 in 40 overs (Rima Chakraborty 89: Y Millanchanu 2/22) drew with Manipur 104/10 in 62 overs (Sujata Roy 5/12).
