Women Sr OD Trophy: Odisha too good for Andhra

Half-century each by openers Madhuri Meheta, Sarita Meher and three-wicket haul by Priyanka Priyadarshini enabled Odisha beat Andhra by 52 runs in their fourth Elite Group-B match of the Womens Senior One-Day Tournament at Dadoji Konddev Stadium in Thane today. This was the third win for Odisha.

Electing to bat, Odisha mustered a healthy total of 238 for four, thanks to a 122-run stand for the opening wicket between Madhuri (66) and Sarita (72). Stumper Pragyan Mohanty and allrounder Sushree Divyadarshini also chipped in with useful contributions of 37 not out and 38 respectively.

Chasing 239 for victory, Andhra were all out for 186. Priyanka was most successful Odisha bowler with three wickets for 31 runs, while teammate Sushree scalped two for 28.

SCOREBOARD

ODISHA:
Madhuri Meheta st Roja b Dhathri 66, Sarita Meher st Roja b Chandra Lekha 72, Pragyan P Mohanty not out 37, Sushree Dibyadarshini c Dhathri b Anjali 38, Madhusmita Behera c Jhansi Lakshmi b Anjali 13, Sunita Murmu not out 2; Extras (w-9 lb-1) 10
Total (4 wickets; 50 overs) 238
Did not bat:
Anjali Singh, Indrani Chhatria, Priyanka Priyadarshini, Rasanara Parwin, Sujata Mallik
Fall of wickets: 1-122 (Madhuri, 29.3 ov), 2-159 (Sarita, 36.3), 3-214 (Sushree, 46.5), 4-228 (Madhusmita, 48.2)
Bowling: K Anjali Sarvani 10-1-16-2, K Jyothi 10-1-39-0, C H Jhansi Lakshmi 7-0-55-0, E Padmaja 7-0-47-0, K Dhathri 10-0-50-1, G Chandra Lekha 6-0-30-1.

ANDHRA: N Anusha run out Indrani 11, G Chandra Lekha lbw Indrani 9, C H Jhansi Lakshmi st Pragyan b Anjali 42, S Hima Bindu lbw Priyanka 19, V Pushpa Latha c Madhuri b Madhusmita 62, P V Sudharani lbw Sushree 6, E Padmaja retired hurt 0, K Anjali Sarvani b Priyanka 20, K Jyothi b Priyanka 0, N Roja b Sushree 2, K Dhathri not out 4; Extras (w-8, b-3) 11
Total (9 wickets; 44 overs) 186
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Anusha, 3.6 ov), 2-27 (Chandra Lekha, 7.4), 3-53 (Hima Bindu, 17.5), 4-139 (Jhansi Lakshmi, 34.5), 5-153 (Sudharani, 36.6), 6-168 (Pushpa Latha, 39.4), 7-169 (Jyothi, 40.3), 8-180 (Anjali Sarvani, 42.2), 9-186 (Roja, 43.6 ov)
Bowling: Sujata Mallik 8-1-27-0, Indrani Chhatria 4-1-22-1, Priyanka Priyadarshini 9-1-31-3, Rasanara Parwin 7-1-30-0, Sushree Dibyadarshini 6-1-28-2, Madhusmita Behera 8-0-32-1, Anjali Singh 2-0-13-1.

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