Saee Purandare smashes ton; Pondicherry, Chandigarh continue dominant run

Over at the SLIMS cricket ground, Chandigarh too notched up their third win, annihilating a hapless Arunachal Pradesh by 10 wickets. Having allowed their opponents to get away to a decent start – 26-run opening partnership – Chandigarh’s bowlers, led by Rajni Devi, proceeded to rip through the Arunachal line-up, dismissing them for 45. While Devi picked up four wickets, right-arm seamer Priyanka Guleria took three of her own, as seven of Arunachal’s batters failed to open their accounts. In reply, Chandigarh faced no trouble, romping home in a little over 10 overs.
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In the final match of the day, Saee Purandare – who topped the run-charts in 2018-19 – returned to her run-scoring ways, notching up her first century of the season against Manipur, to headline Meghalaya’s 54-run win. It was Purandare’s 101 at the top of the order that took Meghalaya to a total of 202 for 7, before their bowlers kept Manipur to 148 for 6.
Brief Scores:
Nagaland 103 in 47.4 overs (Madhumonti Battacharya 25; Radhika 3-13, Janaki 2-16) lost to Pondicherry 104/1 in 26.5 overs (Bhakti Tamore 47*, Latika Kumari 36) by nine wickets.
Arunachal Pradesh 45 in 26.3 overs (Rajni Devi 4-10, Priyanka Guleria 3-2) lost to Chandigarh 47/0 in 10.4 overs (Amanjot Kaur 25*) by 10 wickets.
Meghalaya 202/7 in 50 overs (Saee Purandare 101; Milan Y 3-33) beat Manipur 148/6 in 50 overs (Ganga W 41, Monica 38*; Riticia N 3-20, Daiaka 2-10) by 54 runs.