Harshita Yadav
PANAJI
Goa defeated Jammu & Kashmir by 38 runs in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy Elite tournament at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium on Monday. Batting first, Goa scored 162 for 4 in 20 overs, restricting Jammu & Kashmir to 124 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs.
Opener Harshita Yadav led Goa’s batting with a half-century, scoring 51 off 47 balls, including seven boundaries. She shared a 54-run opening partnership with Poorvaja Verlekar, who contributed 22 runs. Experienced batter Tejaswini Durgad smashed 45 off just 23 balls, hitting four boundaries and two sixes, while Shikha Pandey remained unbeaten on 29 off 15 balls, with four boundaries and a six. For Jammu & Kashmir, Rudrakshi Chib claimed two wickets for 15 runs.
Chasing a challenging target, Jammu & Kashmir fought back through Bawandeep Kaur (36), Rubia Syed (32) and Chitra Singh (24). However, Tejaswini Durgad picked up three wickets for 25 runs, while Shikha Pandey and Poorva Bhaidkar claimed two wickets each to restrict the opposition. Sunanda Yetrekar and Shreya Parab chipped in with a wicket apiece.
BRIEF SCORES
Goa Senior Women – 162/4 in 20 overs (Harshita Yadav 51, Tejaswini Durgad 45, Shikha Pandey not out 29, Poorvaja Verlekar 22, Shreya Parab 11, Rudrakshi Chib 2-15, Bismah Hassan 1-38, Sandhya Balkar 1-25)
Jammu & Kashmir Senior Women – 124/9 in 20 overs (Bawandeep Kaur 36, Rubia Syed 32, Chitra Singh 24, Tejaswini Durgad 3-25, Poorva Bhaidkar 2-16, Shikha Pandey 2-17, Sunanda Yetrekar 1-37, Shreya Parab 1-19)
