Shillong: Meghalaya defeated Manipur by 54 runs in the Women’s Senior One-Day Trophy cricket match in Puducherry on Monday.
Meghalaya were put into bat first and made 202/7 and Manipur were restricted to 148/6 in their 50 overs.
Purandare struck 14 fours in her 149-ball innings, contributing exactly half of Meghalaya’s runs, while a 16-run cameo from Riticia Nongbet off 12 deliveries at the tail of the innings propelled Meghalaya above the 200 mark.
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Taking twitter to congratulate the team on their win, Meghalaya chief minister Congrad Sangma wrote: “Congratutalations to the #Meghalaya Women Cricket Team for defeating #Manipur at the Women’s Senior One-Day Trophy match in Puducherry yesterday.”
Congratulations to the #Meghalaya Women Cricket Team for defeating #Manipur at the Women’s Senior One-Day Trophy match in #Puducherry yesterday. https://t.co/32sIerxj7Z
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) February 25, 2020