Shreya Parab
PANAJI
Goa suffered a narrow 12-run defeat against Maharashtra in their final league match of the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy Elite cricket tournament at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
Batting first, Maharashtra posted 141 for seven in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, Goa managed 129 for six, falling short despite a fighting unbeaten half-century by Shreya Parab.
For Maharashtra, Shweta Mane top-scored with an unbeaten 36 off 21 balls, while Mukta Magre contributed 34 and India player and captain Tejas Hasabnis scored 29 off 21 deliveries.
For Goa, Tejaswini Durgad and Sunanda Yetrekar claimed two wickets each, while Metali Gawander and Shikha Pandey picked up one wicket apiece.
Chasing 142, Goa were led by Shreya Parab, who remained unbeaten on 52 off 47 balls, hitting six boundaries. Harshita Yadav scored 20, while Purvaja Verlekar and Shikha Pandey contributed 17 runs each. However, their efforts were not enough to take Goa across the finish line.
Brief Scores
Maharashtra Senior Women: 141 for 7 in 20 overs (Gautami Naik 8, Damini Bankar 3, Mukta Magre 34, Tejas Hasabnis 29, Anuja Patil 9, Shweta Mane 36 not out, Isha Ghule 6, Devika Vaidya 4, Bhakti Mirajkar 10 not out, Extras 2; Tejaswini Durgad 2/21, Sunanda Yetrekar 2/33, Shikha Pandey 1/21, Metali Gawander 1/1).
Goa Senior Women: 129 for 6 in 20 overs (Harshita Yadav 20, Tejaswini Durgad 0, Purvaja Verlekar 17, Shreya Parab 52 not out, Shikha Pandey 17, Vinavi Gurav 9, Poorva Bhaidkar 3, Sunanda Yetrekar 7 not out, Extras 4; Shraddha Pokharkar 1/24, Anuja Patil 1/29, Bhakti Mirajkar 1/17, Mukta Magre 1/20, Dnyaneshwari Patil 1/17, Devika Vaidya 1/22).
