Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Pondicherry register wins on opening day of Senior One Day

Women’s Senior One Day Trophy 2020-21 started with three plate group matches in Bengaluru on Thursday (March 11). Sikkim, Jammu and Kashimir and Pondichery registered wins in their Round one matches on the opening day.



Rinki Rajak scored an unbeaten 56 and shared a 65-run partnership with Songkit Lhamoo Lepcha (18) to take Sikkim to a four-wicket win in Alur after they restricted Arunachal Pradesh to 123 for 5 in the fifty overs with four bowlers taking one wicket each.



In Alur Cricket Stadium II, Rudrakshi Chib remained 51 not out to help Jammu & Kashmir register a five-wicket win their first match after Ananaya Sharma’s 3 for 27 restricted Manipur to 118 for 8 in their fifty overs. For Manipur, only Rebika S showed some fight with an unbeaten 38 batting at seven. While Sharma picked up three, skipper Rubia Syed, Sarla Devi and Bismah Hassan picked one wicket each.



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In the third match in Alur, B S Tamore’s 96 not out helped Pondicherry chase down the target of 153 in 42 overs against Bihar. Roshni R chipped in with 30. Earlier, Amruta Saran took three for 26 to bowl Bihar out for 152 in 45.4 overs. Harshita top-scored with 42 for Bihar.



Brief scores:



Plate (Bengaluru)



Arunachal Pradesh 123/5 in 50 overs (Nabam Yapu 31; Tabita Subba 1/10) lost to Sikkim 126/6 in 35.1 overs (Rinki Rajak 56*; S Ligu 2/22) by four wickets.



Manipur 118/8 in 50 overs ( Rebika S 38*; Ananaya Sharma 3/27) lost to Jammu & Kashmir 119/5 in 31.1 overs (Rudrakshi Chib 51* ; Chingkhei M 2/19) by five wickets.



Bihar 152/10 in 45.4 overs ( Harshita 42; Amruta Saran 3/26) lost to Pondicherry 156/3 in 42 overs (B S Tamore 96*; Pragati Singh 1/11) by seven wickets.