Delhi: In the quarter-final match of the Women’s ODI Cup played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Monday, Bengal made the record of the biggest run chase in List A cricket against Haryana. Bengal team, which won the toss and decided to bowl first, restricted Haryana to 389 runs in 50 overs. In reply, Bengal achieved this historic target by scoring 390 runs losing 5 wickets in 49.1 overs.
The schedule of the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle has been revealed, India will play series against these 6 teams
For Haryana, opener Shefali Verma played an explosive inning of 197 runs in 115 balls, which included 22 fours and 11 sixes. Whereas, Tanushree Sarkar from Bengal side scored 113 runs and also took 3 wickets.
Earlier, the record of the biggest run chase in women’s List A cricket was in the name of New Zealand’s Northern Districts team. In 2019, Northern Districts had achieved the target of 309 runs against Canterbury. The biggest run chase in women’s international cricket is in the name of Sri Lanka, which achieved the target of 305 runs against South Africa this year.
Strong performance by Shefali Verma who is out of Team India
Shefali Verma performed brilliantly for Haryana and scored 197 runs in 115 balls. This was her second century in the Senior Women’s ODI Trophy. Shefali has scored 527 runs in 7 innings so far in this tournament and is at the top in the run chart. However, she is currently out of Team India.
Bengal’s openers laid the foundation of victory
Chasing the big target of 390 runs, Bengal’s openers gave a fast start. Sasthi Mandal scored 52 runs and Dhara Gujjar scored 69 runs and added 100 runs in 9 overs. After this, Tanushree Sarkar, who came at number three, played a brilliant inning of 113 runs.
Wicketkeeper batsman Priyanka Bala scored unbeaten 88* runs, while Rishita Basu scored unbeaten 11* runs to lead the team to victory. He ended the match by hitting the winning four on the first ball of the last over.
Related News