Harbour Diamonds beat Servotech Siliguri Strikers in women’s Bengal Pro T20 League opener
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The women’s competition of the Bengal Pro T20 League got off to a dominant start with Harbour Diamonds registering a thumping eight-wicket victory over Servotech Siliguri Strikers at the Jadavpur University Salt Lake Campus on Wednesday.
The star performers for Harbour Diamonds were Payal Vakharia (3-12), Riya Das (2-15), Jhumia Khatun (33) and Sansthita Biswas (31).
The player of the match was Payal Vakharia for her bowling performance.
Batting first, Servotech Siliguri Strikers managed only 95/5 in 20 overs.
In reply, Harbour Diamonds chased it down, scoring 98/2 in 16.5 overs.
Earlier, put into bat, Servotech Siliguri Strikers were struggled right from the start.
Losing wickets at regular intervals, the team were reduced to 62/3 inside 14 overs.
However, Chandrima Ghosal (24 not out) played a fighting knock to help Siliguri Strikers reach a respectable total.
Chasing a small target, Sansthita and Jhumia powered the team to a flying start.
The positive intent paid off as they chased the target down easily with more than three overs to spare.
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