Mumbai is known for the 'khadoos' cricket they play. This was very much seen in today's game that they played against Odisha at Railway Cricket Ground, Rajkot.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Odisha skipper Madhusmita Behera wanted to post a formidable total for Mumbai women's team to chase. However, the Mumbai bowlers had some other plans. Continuing from where she had left in the previous match, Manali Dakshini bowled exceedingly well and had the figures of 10-4-13-4. She is known for giving early breakthroughs to Mumbai and in this match as well, she bundled out the top order within 19 overs. Prakashika Naik (3) and Humaira Kazi (1) contributed with the ball and bowled out Odisha for a paltry sum of 70 runs. Sarita Meher (15) and Swagatika Rath (26) were the only two Odisha batswomen to have scored double-digit runs.
All eyes were on Mumbai, who were confident to chase down this minuscule score put up by the Odisha eves. Though they lost their openers early on in the innings, Mugdha Joshi (22) and skipper Sunetra Paranjape (35*) shouldered the responsibility of taking their team home. The Odisha bowlers had to just complete the formality as there was nothing substantial for them to defend. Ritu Singh, Sujata Malik and Swagatika Rath picked one of Mumbai wickets apiece. With no further hiccups, it was a cake walk for Mumbai women as they chased down the target in 28 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.
It was a comprehensive victory for Mumbai, bagging another 4 points. Mumbai's total score is 8 points, whereas Odisha are at the bottom of the Elite Group A table with 0 points. Both the teams play their next match on 23rd November. Mumbai take on the defending champions Railways and Odisha face Andhra in the last match of the Elite Group A.
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