After registering a hat-trick of wins, Odisha suffered their first defeat in Group-E of the BCCI Women U-23 T20 League, losing to Vidarbha by six wickets at SCA Stadium Khanderi B Ground in Rajkot today. Vidarbha captain DD Kasat was the star of the match, taking two wickets and scoring an unbeaten 50.
Electing to bat, Odisha were bowled out for 71 in the stipulated 20 overs. Only two batsman of the team were able to reach double digits. Vidarbha overhauled the target in 15.1 overs, losing four wickets in the process. Odisha will next meet Jammu & Kashmir on January 21.
SCOREBOARD
ODISHA: Kajal Jena c&b Kasat 3, Anjali Singh c Vaishnavi b Bodkhe 18, Rani Tudu st Saloni b Vaibhavi 15, Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan c Bhongade b Bodkhe 1, Sumitra Sahoo c Saloni Allot b Kasat 6, Sunita Murmu c Kasat b Vaishnavi 2, Kuni Badara st Saloni b Vaishnavi 1, Indrani Chhatria c Saloni b Wankar 8, Barasarani Singh (not out) 6, Rajashree Swain st Saloni b Bodkhe 5, Louisa Dash (run out) Dharne 1; Extras (w-4, b-1) 5
Total (All out; 20 overs) 71
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Kajal, 3.1 ov), 2-26 (Anjali, 7.4), 3-36 (Sushree, 9.2), 4-40 (Rani, 10.1), 5-47 (Sunita, 11.6 ov), 6-48 (Sumitra, 12.4), 7-52 (Kuni, 13.2), 8-59 (Indrani 16.2 ov), 9-70 (Rajashree, 19.2), 10-71 (Louisa, 19.6)
Bowling: G S Wankar 4-0-14-1, D D Kasat 4-0-12-2, Vaibhavi Sonwane 4-0-20-1, M S Bodkhe 4-0-13-3, Vaishnavi Khandkar 4-0-11-2.
VIDARBHA: L Inamdar c Indrani b Sushree 11, R More lbw Rajashree 0, D Kasat (not out) 50, S Dharne b Barasarani 5, A Bhongade c Rani b Louisa 9, Vaishnavi (not out) 0; Extras (w-1) 1
Total (4 wickets; 15.1 overs) 76
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (More, 1.4 ov), 2-22 (Inamdar, 4.2), 3-36 (Dharne, 7.4), 4-65 (Bhongade, 13.5)
Bowling: Indrani Chhatria 2-0-14-0, Rajashree Swain 3-0-13-1, Sushree Dibyadarshini 4-0-15-1, Louisa Dash 2-0-10-1, Barasarani Singh 3.1-0-13-1, Anjali Singh 1-0-11-0.