BHUBANESWAR 02-Mar-2020
Half-century by Sarita Meher and four-wicket haul by Sushree Divyadarshini Pradhan went in vain as Odisha lost to Punjab by three wickets in their sixth Elite Group-B match of the Womens Senior One-Day Tournament at BKC Ground in Mumbai today. This was the second defeat for Odisha.
Put into bat, Odisha made 198 for nine. Sarita was the top scorer wth a 118-ball 64, which included 10 boundaries. Captain Madhusmita Behera also made a notable 46. In reply, Punjab romped home in 39.5 overs, losing seven wickets in the process. Sushree claimed four wickets, conceding 43 runs.
SCOREBOARD
ODISHA: Madhuri Meheta c Parveen b Meena 5, Sarita Meher c Meena b Harpreet 64, Anjali Singh b Harpreet 15, Madhusmita Behera c Parveen b Harpreet 46, Pragyan P Mohanty run out Jasia 20, Sushree Dibyadarshini c Parveen b Meena 5, Priyanka Priyadarshini run out Ridhima 4, Sangeeta Khadia not out 23, Indrani Chhatria c Neelam b Sunita 3, Rasanara Parwin run out Jasia 8; Extras (w-5) 5
Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 198
Did not bat: Sujata Mallik
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Madhuri, 1.1 ov), 2-34 (Anjali, 10.5), 3-130 (Sarita, 35.5), 4-137 (Madhusmita, 37.2), 5-148 (Sushree, 40.3), 6-152 (Priyanka, 41.2), 7-169 (Pragyan, 44.2), 8-181 (Indrani, 47.5), 9-198 (Rasanara, 49.6)
Bowling: Komalpreet Kour 9-1-34-0, B N Meena 8-1-32-2, Harpreet Dhillon 9-0-31-3, Neelam Bisht 8-2-26-0, Sunita Rani 8-1-21-1, Mehak Kesar 3-0-16-0, Manpreet Kaur 5-0-38-0.
PUNJAB: Ridhima Aggarwal b Rasanara 40, Jasia Akhter c Pragyan b Sushree 42, Parveen Khan c Pragyan b Priyanka 24, Priyanka Malik c Sarita b Madhusmita 20, B N Meena c Priyanka b Sushree 26, Harpreet Dhillon c Madhuri b Sushree 22, Neelam Bisht c & b Sushree 10, Mehak Kesar not out 4, Komalpreet Kour not out 0; Extras (w-8, b-4, lb-2) 14
Total (7 wickets; 39.5 overs) 202
Did not bat: Sunita Rani, Manpreet Kaur
Fall of wickets: 1-93 (Ridhima, 16.6 ov), 2-93 (Jasia, 17.2), 3-135 (Parveen, 24.6), 4-139 (Priyanka, 25.4), 5-174 (Harpreet, 34.6), 6-198 (Neelam, 38.3), 7-198 (Meena, 38.4)
Bowling: Sujata Mallik 4-0-32-0, Indrani Chhatria 1-0-9-0, Priyanka Priyadarshini 6.5-0-26-1, Madhusmita Behera 7-1-26-1, Anjali Singh 3-0-19-0, Rasanara Parwin 9-0-41-1, Sushree Dibyadarshini 9-0-43-4.
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PHOTO: File photo of Odisha opening batsman Sarita Meher who scored a half-century against Punjab.
