Hyderabad: Bengal, Baroda, Railways and Andhra won their first round matches in the BCCI Senior Women T20 Super League-cum-Knockout tournament at the Dr Gokaraju Laila Gangaraju ACA Cricket Complex in Mulapadu near Vijayawada.
Rumeli Dhar hit 52 to help Bengal post 133 for 4 in 20 overs. In reply, Karnataka were bowled out for a paltry 77 in 17.3 overs.
In another match Baroda defeated Maharashtra by 18 runs. Baroda chalked up 120 for 6 and then limited Maharashtra to 102 for 6 in 20 overs.
In a rain curtailed match, Muzhat of Railways hit 74 not out as her team put up 129 for 1 in their stipulated 12 overs. In reply, Jharkhand could only manage 58 for 7.
In another match shortened due to rains, Andhra defeated Vidarbha by five wickets. Chasing 94 to win, Andhra replied made 98 for 5 riding on Sudha Rani’s crucial knock of an unbeaten 30.
Brief Scores
Railways 129/1 in 12 overs (Meghana 15, Muzhat 74 n.o., Sneha Rana 37 n.o) bt Jharkhand 58/7 in 12 overs (Rashmi 22, Niharika Prasad 26 n.o., Subh Lakshmi 3/11, Preeti Bose 3/1).
Vidarbha 93/6 in 16 overs (Vaishnavi 22, Krutika 25 n.o., Anjali Sarvani 2/16, Chandra Lekha 2/16, E. Padmaja 2/14) lost to Andhra 98/5 in 15.2 overs (E. Padmaja 21 n.o., P. V. Sudha Rani 30 n.o).
Bengal 133/4 in 20 overs (Mita Paul 34, Rumeli Dhar 52, M. Chandu 2/19) bt Karnataka 77 in 17.3 overs (Vanita 41, Gouher Sultana 3/8).
Baroda 120/6 in 20 overs (Biniasha 36, Arun Kumari 25, Tanvir 18 n.o, Aditi 2/23) bt Maharashtra 102/6 in 20 overs (Shivali 29, Mukda 32, Tarannum 2/25, Shalini 2/23).
