Barnala outplay Ludhiana by 34 runs

Ludhiana, August 20

Barnala defeated Ludhiana by 34 runs in the third match of the Punjab State Inter-District Women’s Cricket Tournament being played at Aryabhatta Group of Institute ground, Barnala, on Friday.

Barnala scored 172 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Nidhi made 50 runs with the help of six hits over the ropes while Priyanka scored 44 off 47 balls, laced with six boundaries. Besides, Priyanka and Jaspreet Kaur chipped in with useful contribution as they remained unbeaten on 11 runs each.

For Ludhiana, Palwinderjeet Kaur was the most successful bowler who grabbed four wickets for 20 runs in 9 overs while Gurleen Kaur Jassal, Parineeta Saroha, Aishmine Kaur and Seema Purohit accounted for one wicket each.

Chasing the target, Ludhiana could muster 138 runs after losing nine wickets as they ran out of overs. Avneet Sandhu top scored with 29 runs, Kirti Gupta made 26 while Akansha Saini, Seema Purohit and Gurleen Kaur Jassal contributed 19, 12 and 11 runs, respectively. Jasveer Kaur and Jaspreet Kaur got two wickets each while Manu Rana and Mamta Rani scalped one victim each to help their side stitch up the issue comfortably. — OC

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