Divya Sharma’s fine all-round showing with both bat and ball was the feature of Chandigarh Chandnis 30-run victory against West Bengal Wonder Girls in a first round league match of the Optimum Nutrition ‘Women’s Premier T20 League’ organised by Vile Parle Cultural Centre, with support from the Women’s Cricket Association of India and played at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana grounds, here on Tuesday.
The Chandigarh side batting first were well-served by Divya who smashed a 60-ball half century knock of 59 runs as they piled up a challenging total of 133 for six wickets from their 20 overs. Later, Divya was quite lethal with the ball and picked up 2 wickets for just 18 runs in four overs as West Bengal were restricted to just 103 for 5 wickets from their stipulated 20 overs.
In another match, Madhya Pradesh Magicians recorded a comfortable five-wicket win against Uttar Pradesh Shernees.
Brief scores: Match 1: Chandigarh Chandnees 133/6 (Divya Sharma 59)bt. West Bengal wonder Girls 103/5(Ruchi Kapoor 2-18)
Match 2: Maharashtra Master Blasters 85/10 lost to Madhya Pradesh Magicians 86
Match 3: West Bengal Wonder Girls 129/9(Moupia Mandal 36)bt. Uttarakhand Divas 76/10 (Reshmi Munda 3-14)by 53 runs
Match 4: Madhya Pradesh Magicians 121/5 (Shakti Raut 43)bt. Uttar Pradesh Shernees 120/7(Shakti Raut 3-24)