Mumbai girls had applied the top gear right from the start
and were oozing with confidence when they faced Gujarat at Sachin Tendulkar
Gymkhana, Kandivli, in the last match of Inter-Zonal Women’s U-23 cricket
tournament on Monday. Scoring 300 plus runs in a women’s domestic game is a
rare commodity, however Mumbai, who won the toss and elected to bat first,
played an all-together different cricket. They were aggressive, they were
ruthless and they just tore apart the Gujarat bowling attack. The opening pair
of Hemali Borwankar (116) and Jemimah Rodrigues (101) left everybody
speechless, thanks to their wonderful batting performance. Both the openers
scored magnificent centuries, which came in quick time as well. A few cameos
towards the end and Mumbai saw itself crossing the formidable 300-run mark. The
Gujarat bowlers looked listless as they had no answers for Mumbai’s blitzkrieg.
After being hammered brutally, Gujarat was low on
confidence. Mumbai bowlers struck the iron when it was hot and rattled the
Gujarat batting line up for a paltry 97, winning the match by a mammoth margin
of 230 runs. Saima Thakore, who played her first game of the tournament, made
the most of the opportunity as she picked up 4-15 in her 10 overs. Jemimah
Rodrigues (3-19), Manashree Gavande (2-23) and Humaira Kazi (1-2) were the
other bowlers among wickets.
Apart from their loss to Maharashtra on Saturday, Mumbai
girls have looked in good touch. Having won three out of four matches, they
emerged as the West Zone U-23 champions with 12 points. They have played well
as a team and have certainly reaped the sweet fruits of their hard work.
Brief scores:
Mumbai 327-4 in 50 overs (H Borwankar 116, J Rodrigues 101, M Joshi 45; A Patel
2-55) beat Gujarat 97 in 41.2 overs (R Chaudhari 20, H Patel 17; S Thakore 4-15,
J Rodrigues 3-19, M Gavande 2-23) by 230 runs
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