Vanitha VR’s fifty, Bengal’s winning run and a tie highlight Super League Day 3

Bengal’s winning streak in the Women’s Senior T20 Trophy 2019-20 continued as they notched up their third win in as many games in the Super League on Sunday (November 3). This was in stark contrast to Jharkhand, who have lost all their three matches so far.

In Mulapedu, Bengal posted 129 with five wickets down, after opting to bat. Mitali Paul’s 30 was the highest score in the innings, that had some useful 20-somethings too. Rumeli Dhar, who made 27, was out mankading. In reply, Uttar Pradesh could just reach 98, losing nine wickets in the process at the end of 20 overs. Shrayosi Aich’s three wickets did the damage.

If there was something called domination and demolition, it was in display in another game at the same venue. Vanitha Vellaswamy’s 69 off just 36 balls helped Karnataka absolutely decimate Andhra Pradesh, who had just posted 96 for five in their 20 overs. Karnataka overhauled the target with close to nine overs to spare, thanks to Vanitha.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand were handed their third defeat in the Super League by Baroda, who, on the back of an unbeaten 55 by Yastika Bhatia, scaled the 100-run target in the final over of the match. Jharkhand were restricted to 99 for 9 in their innings with Shalini Sharma and Kesha Patel picking up seven wickets between them.

In the fourth clash of the day, Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra played out a tie, sharing points for the outing. Shivani Singh’s unbeaten half century helped Himachal post 117 for four. In riposte, a slow progress cost Maharashtra as Mukta Magre’s 43 wasn’t enough. Tanuja Kanwer, fresh from the Emerging Asia Cup, picked up three wickets, giving away just 14 runs.

Brief Scores

Jharkhand 99/9 in 20 overs (Shalini Sharma 4/13, Kesha Patel 3/21) lost to Baroda 100/6 in 19.2 overs (Yastika Bhatia 55*, Niharika Prasad 4/24) by four wickets.

Andhra Pradesh 96/5 in 20 overs (Anjali Kesavarajugari 34*; Sahana Pawar 2/10, Pratyusha Challuru 2/12) lost to Karnataka 100/1 in 11.2 overs (Vanitha Vellaswamy 69) by nine wickets.

Bengal 129/5 in 20 overs (Mita Paul 30; Anjali Singh 2/24) beat Uttar Pradesh 98/9 in 20 overs (Muskan Malik 44; Shrayosi Aich 3/24) by 31 runs.

Himachal Pradesh 117/4 in 20 overs (Shivani Singh 50*; Maya Sonawane 2/15) tied with Maharashtra 117/5 in 2o overs (Mukta Magre 43; Tanuja Kanwer 3/14).