Bengal’s ladies’s cricket staff made historical past on Monday by finishing the best profitable run chase in ladies’s One-Day Cricket. They achieved this throughout the Senior Ladies’s Trophy 2024 match in opposition to Haryana on the Niranjan Shah Stadium Floor C in Rajkot. It’s a file in Checklist-A ladies’s cricket. Bengal gamers chased 390 and surpassed the earlier file held by Northern Districts, who had chased down 309 runs in opposition to Canterbury in a 2019 New Zealand home match. On the worldwide stage, Sri Lanka beforehand held the file with their chase of 305 runs in opposition to South Africa earlier this 12 months. The very best home one-day rating earlier than Bengal’s triumph was 356/4, set by Railways in opposition to Chandigarh in 2021.
On this match, Bengal, led by “Participant of the Match” Tanusree Sarkar made 113 off 83 balls which included 20 fours, was pivotal to Bengal’s success. They achieved the goal with 5 balls to spare, securing their place within the semi-final.
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Bengal have achieved the best profitable run chase in Ladies’s Checklist A cricket historical past, chasing down 390 in opposition to Haryana within the Quarter Closing on the Niranjan Shah Stadium Floor C in Rajkot #SWOneday | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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Haryana, after being put into bat, posted a formidable whole of 389/5, thanks largely to Shafali Verma’s explosive 197 off 115 deliveries. Verma, who has been neglected for India’s shorter codecs, demonstrated her prowess with an innings that featured 22 fours and 11 sixes. This was her second century of the match, following her 139 off 98 balls in opposition to Uttar Pradesh.
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foursWatch snippets of Haryana captain Shafali Verma’s blistering knock in opposition to Bengal in Quarter Closing 4 of the Senior Ladies’s One Day Trophy #SWOneday | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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Verma’s innings was bolstered by a 173-run opening partnership with Reema Sisodia, who contributed 58 runs. Even after Verma’s departure within the thirty ninth over, Haryana maintained their momentum with helpful contributions from Triveni Vasistha (46) and Sonia Mendhiya (61).
Bengal’s reply was swift and decisive, with openers Dhara Gujjar and Sasthi Mondal laying a stable basis by mentioning the staff’s 100 runs in simply 9 overs. Gujjar scored a quickfire 69 off 49 balls, whereas Mondal added 52 off 29 balls. Sarkar, batting at No. 3, performed a vital position, not solely with the bat but additionally with the ball, taking 3/56 by dismissing Reema Sisodia, Diya Yadav, and Vasistha together with her medium-pace.
Wicket-keeper Priyanka Bala’s unbeaten 88 off 81 balls and Prativa Rana’s 28 off 26 balls additional ensured that Bengal maintained the required run price, finally main them to a historic victory.
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