Dibyadarshini shines as East Zone goes past West Zone in Womens U-19 Inter-Zonal two day tournament match
East Zone faced West Zone at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi in the on-going Women’s U-19 Inter-Zonal two day tournament. The match was played on 26th and 27th Jan. winning the toss and electing to bat first, East Zone posted 168 on board in 91.5 overs. Sushree Dibyadarshini was the highest scorer for East Zone with 60 runs. Mumbai’s Fatima Jaffer bowled wonderfully well and finished off with figures of 6-59 in 34 overs.
Though 168 doesn’t seem to be a daunting score, East Zone with their strong bowling attack, bundled out West Zone for a paltry 74 in 48.5 overs. Vrushali Bhagat (20) was the lone fighter and didn’t receive any support from rest of the batting line-up. Tanushree Sarkar (4-11) and Sushree Dibyadarshini (3-13) rattled the West Zone line-up, thereby securing a heavy lead of 94 runs for their team.
Coming out to bat in the second innings, East Zone closed the play at 62-5 in 44 overs. Jaya Mohite and Prakashika Naik bagged two wickets apiece. The match ended in a draw, with East Zone securing 3 points, thanks to their first innings lead and West Zone settling with 1 point.
The match ended in a draw, with both, the North Zone and Central Zone bagging 1 point each.
Brief scores: East Zone 168-10 in 91.5 overs (S Dibyadarshini 60,S Mahalik 26; F Jaffer 6-59, T Hasabnis 2-45) and 62-5 in 44 overs (S Sahoo 22*; P Naik 2-16, J Mohite 2-13) vs West Zone 74-10 in 48.5 overs (V Bhagat 20, J Rodrigues 16; T Sarkar 4-11, S Dibyadarshini 3-13)