Patna: Bihar South defeated Bihar East by 5 wickets in the Women’s Cricket Championship for Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cup organised by Bihar BJP Sports Cell at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Wednesday.
Bihar East won the toss and batting first scored 143 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Preeti Priya scored 69 runs (9 fours), Nandani Pandit scored 24 runs (three fours) and Saloni scored 11 runs. Bihar South bowlers Sandhya Verma, Shreya, Pratibha and Soni took one wicket each.
In reply, Bihar South scored 144 runs losing 5 wickets in 18 overs. Sana Ali scored 49 runs with the help of seven fours. Sandhya Verma scored 42 runs with the help of seven fours and Rachna scored 23 runs (four fours). Bihar East bowler Kajal Kumari took 10/2 wickets. Woman of the match was given to Sandhya Verma.
In the second match, Bihar North defeated Bihar West by 56 runs. Bihar North team won the toss and elected to bat first, Bihar North scored 136 runs losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. Vaidehi Yadav scored 71 runs with the help of 12 fours, and Shikha Bharti scored 14 runs (2 fours). West bowlers Surya Bhardwaj, Shilpi and Gracy took one wicket each.
In reply, West were all out for 80 runs. Nikki scored 35 runs (4 fours), Shilpi scored 10 runs. North bowlers Sonal 7/3, Vaidehi 08/2, Aakriti and Sagarika took one wicket each. Woman of the match was given to Vaidehi Yadav.
In the first match at CAB ground, Bihar Red defeated Bihar Green by 8 wickets. Batting first, Green scored 96 runs in 15.5 overs. Soni scored 21 runs (3 fours), Vishalakshi scored 12 runs and Swarnima scored 10 runs. Red bowler Yashita Singh took six wickets for 28 runs including a hat-trick, Prachi 17/3 and Aanchal took 1 wicket.
In reply, Red scored 97 runs for 2 wickets in 14.1 overs. Yashita Singh scored unbeaten 54 runs with the help of 5 sixes and three fours. Mahalakshmi Singh scored 8 runs and Shobhana scored 6 runs. Green bowler Soni Kumari Singh took 2 wickets by giving 12 runs. Woman of the match was given to Yashita Singh.
In the second match, Bihar Blue defeated Bihar Orange by 41 runs. Batting first Blue scored 170 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. Shikha scored 54 runs with the help of four fours and four sixes, Arya Seth scored 47 runs with five fours and one six, while Mamta Patel scored 20 runs with the help of five fours. Orange bowler Priyanka took 3 wickets by giving 7 runs while Pooja took 1 wicket.
In reply, Orange could manage to score 129 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Rupa scored 37 not out with three fours, Baby Rosie scored 20 not out with three fours and Anu scored 17 with three fours. Baby Rosie Roopa and Chandni took one wicket each. Woman of the match was given to Shikha Singh.
