Indore: Odisha girls fought hard to successfully defend a low total in the BCCI Women’s One-Day Trophy match against Bengal here on Monday.
After managing a modest score of 172/9 in their 50 overs, Odisha bowlers and fielders put up a fine display to bowl out Bengal for 164, thus winning by 8 runs.
It was Odisha’s third win in 4 matches in the tournament, having beaten Sikkim and Mizoram, and lost to Mumbai.
Asked to bat first
, Odisha lost their openers with the total reading 32. Alipsa Biswal (54) and Suchismita Panda (38) steadied the innings with a 73-run partnership for the fourth wicket. The lower order didn’t contribute much as Odisha fell well short of the 200-run mark.
Bengal made a steady start and looked to be on course at 103/2.
However, restrictive bowling and fine fielding put pressure on Bengal batters, who collapsed dramatically.
S B Lorence (3/35) and Puja Yadav (2/24) were the most successful bowlers, while the alert fielders effected three run outs.
Brief scores: Odisha 172/9 in 50 overs (Alipsa Biswal 54, Suchismita Panda 38; Rupal Tiwari 3/23, Sneha Gupta 3/36). Bengal 164 all out in 47 overs (Muskan Sinha 43, Bristi Majhi 41; S B Lorence 3/35, Puja Yadav 2/24).
Result: Odisha won by 8 runs.