Mumbai girls thrash Saurashtra in West Zone U-23 match

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Mumbai girls locked horns against Saurashtra on 2nd Feb at Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, Kandivli, Mumbai, in the on-going West Zone U-23 cricket tournament. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Mumbai posted a defendable total of 189 in 50 overs, thanks to a brilliant half century scored by the opening bat Hemali Borwankar (57). She received good support from Vrushali Bhagat (43) and Sayali Satghare (30), who chipped in for Mumbai. Tanya Rao and Pooja Nimavat picked up couple of wickets apiece for Saurashtra.

In reply, Saurashtra was bundled out for a paltry 81 in 33.4 overs, thus losing the match by a huge margin of 108 runs. Saurashtra skipper Bhakti shastri remained unbeaten on 41, however she was the lone fighter for the team. Manali Dakshini (2-24) and Sayali Satghare (2-17) rattled the Saurashtra top order and received good backing from Jemimah Rodrigues (3-7) towards the end.

Mumbai girls face Baroda in their next encounter on 3rd Feb at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, BKC.

Brief scores: Mumbai 189-10 in 50 overs (H Borwankar 57, V Bhagat 43, S Satghare 30; T Rao 2-23, P Nimavat 2-36 ) beat Saurashtra 81-10 in 33.4 overs (B Shastri 41*, R Dabhi 12; J Rodrigues 3-7, M Dakshini 2-24, S Satghare 2-17) by 108 runs

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