CUTTACK 06-Jan-2012 238
Railways retained the Senior Women’s T-20 cricket title, trouncing Delhi by seven wickets in the final at Ravenshaw University ground here today.
Sulakshana Naik starred in the triumph, hitting an unbeaten 46 and taking two catches behind the stumps. Her 43-ball knock included four boundaries and one six.
Railways and Delhi qualified for the title clash after emerging group toppers here today. Host Odisha finished fourth with eight points in Group-A, winning two matches and losing the other two. Led by Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu, Odisha lost their first and third match against Maharashtra and Delhi respectively, while they beat UP and Karnataka in the second and last game respectively.
Among notable Odisha performers, Madhuri Meheta hit an unbeaten 34 against UP and 40 against Karnataka; Swagatika Rath slammed 50 vs Maharashtra; Kadambini Mahakud hit an unbeaten 26 vs UP, Madhusmita Behera made 25 vs Delhi, while Roshnara Parwin bagged five wickets vs UP and two vs Maharashtra.
BRIEF SCORES:
FINAL: Delhi 104/10 in 20 overs (Reema Malhotra 44, Jaya Sharma 19; P Dimri 2/20) lost to Railways 105/3 in 18.4 overs (Sulakshana Naik 46 n.o, B Manolik 25) by 7 wkts.
ODISHA MATCHES:
DEC 30: Maharashtra 112/8 in 20 overs (S Kadam 28, Snehal Pradhan 20; Rasanara Parwin 2/25) beat Odisha 98/7 in 20 overs (Swagatika Rath 50; S Dabir 2/21) by 14 runs.
JAN 1: Uttar Pradesh 82/10 in 17.5 overs (N Pharasi 26; Roshnara Parwin 5/15) lost to Odisha 83/1 in 18.2 overs (Madhuri Meheta 34 n.o, Kadamini Mahakud 26 n.o, Sarita Meher 19) by 9 wkts.
JAN 2: Odisha 90/5 in 20 overs (Madhusmita Behera 25, Swagatika Rath 16, Sarita Meher 15; Lalita Sharma 2/20) lost to Delhi 91/2 in 18.4 overs (Lalita Sharma 48, Jaya Sharma 40; R Parwin 1/19) by 8 wkts.
JAN 3: Karnataka 116/4 in 20 overs (V Vinitha 27, Karuna Jain 27, G Divya 26, Veda Murthy 26; Gangotree Behera 2/17) lost to Odisha 117/7 in 19.2 overs (Madhuri Meheta 40, Swagatika Rath 21) by 3 wkts.
Super League Table (Final standings) :
Group-A: 1. Delhi (14 pts), 2. Uttar Pradesh (10), 3. Maharashtra (8), 4. Odisha (8), 5. Karnataka (0).
Group-B: 1. Railway (14), 2. Hyderabad (12), 3. Punjab (10), 4. Bengal (4), 5. Mumbai (0).
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PHOTO: Railway players lift the Women’s National T-20 trophy in Cuttack on Jan 6, 2012.
