GUWAHATI, Oct 11 � Assam recorded its second consecutive victory in the East Zone Women U-19 Cricket Championship.
At the Nehru Stadium here today, Assam trounced Jharkhand by six wickets and earned five points, including a bonous point from this match. Now Assam have collected 10 points from two points and virtually confirmed a berth for the inter zonal stage from the East Zone.
Restricting the opponent to a paltry 46 in 40.2 overs, Assam smacked 47 losing four wickets in just 18.3 overs. Opener Deboshree Konwar top scored with 21. Earlier, Monisha Das came out with a rich four-wicket haul while M Leima Shanu scalped three.
Brief scores: Jharkhand 46 (Manorama Toppo 14, Manisha Das 4/9, M Leima Shanu 3/11, Deboshree Konwar 1/6, Rajni Lodhi 1/7). Assam 47/4 (Deboshree Konwar 21, Puja Kumari 2/8, Manorama Toppo 1/1, Gayetri Bhumij 1/12,).
Tripura prevail over Orissa: At NF Railway Stadium, Maligaon, Tripura defeated Orissa by 28 runs. In reply to Tripura�s 108 for eight in 50 overs, Orissa were all out for 80 in 40.1 overs.
Brief scores: Tripura 108/8 (Rita Devverma 18, Divya D Pradhan 2/20). Orissa 80 (Swagatika Rath 38, Pragyan P Mohanty 13, Moutoshi Dey 4/15, Rita Devverma 2/13, Annapurna Das 2/20).
