BHUBANESWAR 03-Jan-2016
Fine all-round performance by captain Madhusmita Behera enabled Odisha edge out Madhya Pradesh by one-over eliminator in an exciting Elite Group-D match of the Senior Women T20 League at Guntur today.
One-overeliminator (super over) rule was applied as the match ended in a tie. Electing to bat, Odisha rode on a 52-ball knock of 50 by Madhusmita to put up a total of 125 for three. Madhuri Meheta and Swagatika Rath provided good support Madhusmita, contributing 34 and 30 runs respectively.
In reply, Madhya Pradesh made 125 for seven in the stipulated 20 overs. Among Odisha bowlers, Madhusmita picked up two wickets for 23 runs.
In the one-over eliminator, MP scored six runs, while Odisha won the match, hitting seven runs off three balls. Madhumita capped the win, making five runs including a boundary. This was the second successive win for Odisha and they next meet Punjab tomorrow.
SCOREBOARD:
ODISHA: Madhuri Meheta c T Jha b M Sharma 34, Madhusmita Behera c N Badwaik b N Buley 50, Swagatika Rath c P Vastrakar b N Buley 30, Kadambini Mohakud (not out) 6, Pragyan Mohanty (not out) 0; Extras (w-4, lb-1) 5
Total (3 wkts; 20 overs) 125
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Meheta, 8.2 ov), 2-100 (Rath, 17.1 ov), 3-124 (Behera, 19.5 ov)
Bowling (Overs, Dots, Runs, Wickets): Pallavi Bharadwaj 3-12-17-0, Pooja Vastrakar 3-13-12-0, Varsha Choudhary 3-7-18-0, Mamta Sharma 4-7-24-1, Nidhi Buley 4-7-24-2, Ruchita Buley 3-2-29-0.
MADHYA PRADESH: Varsha Choudhary (run out) 32, Nuzhat Parween c Kadambini b Ritu 6, Neha Badwaik lbw Madhusmita 28, Pallavi Bharadwaj b Madhusmita 0, Pooja Choudhary st Kadambini b Priyanka 28, Ruchita Buley (run out) 7, Pooja Vastrakar c Priyanka b Sujata 9, Nidhi Buley (not out) 2, Tarang Jha (nt out) 2; Extras (w-6, lb-5) 11
Total (7 wkts; 20 overs) 125
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Parween, 1.6 ov), 2-74 (Badwaik, 12.3 ov), 3-74 (Bharadwaj, 12.5 ov), 4-83 (Choudhary, 14.6 ov), 5-92 (Buley, 15.6 ov), 6-117 (Vastrakar, 18.4 ov), 7-122 (Choudhary, 19.2 ov)
Bowling (Overs, Dots, Runs, Wickets): Sujata Mallik 3-8-17-1, Ritu Singh 3-10-14-1, Priyanka Priyadarshini 4-8-21-1, Sushree Pradhan 3-6-27-0, Madhusmita Behera 4-9-23-2, Rajashree Swain 3-8-18-0.
ONE-OVER ELIMINATOR:
MP: Varsha Choudhary (not out) 4, Pooja Vastrakar (not out) 2; Total (0 wkt; 1 over) 6
Bowling: Priyanka Sahu 1-1-6-0
ODISHA: Madhusmita Behera (not out) 5, Madhuri Meheta (not out) 2; Total (0 wkt; 0.3 over) 7
Bowling: Nidhi Buley 0.3-0-7-0
