Goa’s senior women’s team beat Chhattisgarh by eight runs in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy Elite tournament at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat on Monday. After winning the toss, Chhattisgarh elected to field and restricted Goa to 112 all out in 19.1 overs. However, Goa’s bowlers produced a disciplined performance to defend the modest total, restricting Chhattisgarh to 104 for nine in their allotted 20 overs. The victory was Goa’s third in five tournament matches.
Tejaswini Durgad and Shikha Pandey top-scored for Goa with 27 runs each, while opener Purvaja Verlekar contributed 22. For Chhattisgarh, Aanshi Agarwal and Preeti Yadav claimed three wickets apiece.
Chasing 113, Chhattisgarh struggled to build partnerships against Goa’s disciplined bowling attack. Player of the Match Shikha Pandey bowled an economical spell, conceding just 10 runs in her four overs.
Shreya Parab was Goa’s most successful bowler, claiming three wickets for 14 runs in four overs. Poorva Bhaidkar picked up two wickets, while Sunanda Yetrekar and Tejaswini Durgad took one wicket each to help Goa seal an important victory.
BRIEF SCORES
Goa Senior Women: 112 all out in 19.1 overs (Tejaswini Durgad 27, Shikha Pandey 27, Purvaja Verlekar 22, Poorva Bhaidkar 12; Preeti Yadav 3-13, Aanshi Agarwal 3-29, Urmila Harina 2-10, Sakshi Shukla 1-26, Kriti Gupta 1-9).
Chhattisgarh Senior Women: 104/9 in 20 overs (Srishti Sharma 28, Kriti Gupta 28, Shivani Krishna 22, Extras 3; Shreya Parab 3-14, Poorva Bhaidkar 2-22, Tejaswini Durgad 1-21, Sunanda Yetrekar 1-28, Shikha Pandey 0-10).
