Impressive allround performance by Anwesha Swain helped Odisha post a seven-wicket win against Jammu & Kashmir in their fifth and last Elite Group-C match of the Womens U-15 One Day Trophy Cricket Tournament at VCA Stadium in Nagpur (Maharashtra) today.
Regardless of the thumping win, Odisha failed to qualify for the knock-out stage as they finished fifth in Group C with eight points, winning two matches and losing three. Earlier, Odisha won their opening match against Saurashtra before suffering three defeats in a row against Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Andhra.
Allrounder Anwesha Swain proved to be the most successful performer for Odisha, bagging four wickets and hitting a 24-ball unbeaten 47 against Jammu & Kashmir. Captain Chirashree Rout also remained unbeaten on 40.
SCORECARD
JAMMU & KASHMIR: Mokshita Kotwal c Chhita b Jagyansene 8, Sakshi Parihar b Romi 7, Vitasta Kitchlu c Ananya Jena b Chirashree 11, Shweta Rana (c) b Romi 1, Dhanya Sharma run out (Jagyansene) 5, Gurkirat Kour run out (Chhita) 7, Saanvi Sunil (wk) b Anwesha 15, Sonakshi Sharma c Ananya Das b Anwesha 4, Manvi Sharma st Ananya Das b Anwesha 6, Janvi Rajput st Ananya Das b Anwesha 28, Adeeba Tariq not out 5; Extras (b-2, lb-1, w-16, nb-1) 20
Total (All out; 34.1 overs) 117
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Mokshita, 2.3 overs), 2-26 (Vitasta, 6.5), 3-31 (Shweta, 9.1), 4-41 (Sakshi, 13.1), 5-44 (Dhanya, 15.1), 6-55 (Gurkirat, 17.3), 7-63 (Sonakshi, 20.1), 8-69 (Manvi, 20.4), 9-99 (Saanvi, 27.2), 10-117 (Janvi, 34.1).
Bowling: Jagyansene Sahoo 4-0-21-1, Chhita Soren 7-2-14-0, Chirashree Rout 7-0-14-1, Romi Pralipta Mallick 6-0-21-2, Anwesha Swain 6.1-0-16-4, Harapriya Ulaka 2-0-12-0, Akankshya Mangaraj 2-0-16-0.
ODISHA: Chirashree Rout (c) not out 40, Ananya Priyadarshini Das (wk) c Manvi b Sonakshi 2, Ananya P Jena lbw Dhanya 3, Jyoti Routray c&b Janvi 10, Anwesha Swain not out 47; Extras (b-1, lb-4, w-11) 16
Total (3 wickets; 26.4 overs) 118
Did not bat: Priyanshi Maharana, Akankshya Mangaraj, Jagyansene Sahoo, Romi Pralipta Mallick, Chhita Soren, Harapriya Ulaka
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Ananya Das, 1.6 overs), 2-42 (Ananya Jena, 13.5), 3-61 (Jyoti, 18.6)
Bowling: Janvi Rajput 2-0-11-1, Sonakshi Sharma 7-1-12-1, Shweta Rana 3-0-22-0, Manvi Sharma 5.4-0-22-0, Adeeba Tariq 3-0-28-0, Dhanya Sharma 5-1-17-1, Gurkirat Kour 1-0-1-0.
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PHOTO: File picture of Odisha allrounder Anwesha Swain who played stellar in their win against Jammu & Kashmir in Nagpur on 10 January 2026.