PANAJI
In the Senior Women's One-Day Trophy Elite cricket tournament on Monday, Goa women faced a crushing 218-run defeat against a strong Railways side. The match was played at the Taurian World School Ground in Ranchi.
Batting first, Railways posted a massive total of 309 for 6 in 50 overs. India international Dayalan Hemalatha starred with the bat, scoring a brilliant 130 runs off 117 balls. For Goa, Metali Gawandar, Tanaya Naik, Pooja Kalel, Vidhi Bhandare and Poorva Bhaidkar picked up one wicket each.
In reply, Goa's innings, which began steadily at 45 without loss, collapsed and ended at 91 all out in 24 overs. Apart from the opening pair of Purvaja Bhaidkar (32) and Harshita Yadav (25), the rest of the batting line-up disappointed. Representing Railways, India's experienced leg-spinner Poonam Yadav dismantled Goa's batting with figures of 5 for 20, wrapping up the innings quickly. Goa's next match will be against Kerala on the 18th.
BRIEF SCORES
Railways:309/6 in 50 overs (Nuzhat Parween 78, Jhansi Lakshmi 11, Shipra Giri 1, Dayalan Hemalatha 130, Bhavana Goplani 1, Arushi Goel not out 57, Simran Bahadur 10, Ekta Bisht not out 4, Extras 17; Metali Gawandar 2/50, Tanaya Naik 1/36, Pooja Kalel 1/59, Vidhi Bhandare 1/36, Purva Bhaidkar 1/38)defeated
Goa: 91 all out in 24 overs (Purvaja Verlekar 32, Harshita Yadav 25, Tejaswini Duragad 0, Shreya Parab 2, Tanaya Naik 3, Poorva Bhaidkar 3, Divya Naik 9, Vinavi Gurav 8, Metali Gawandar 0, Vidhi Bhandare 0, Pooja Kalel not out 7, Extras 2; Poonam Yadav 5/20, Durgesh Nandini Sahu 2/14, Shreyasi Aich 2/6, Ekta Bisht 1/33)
