GUWAHATI, Jan 10 � Assam made a winning start in the senior women�s T20 league defeating Tamil Nadu by six wickets at the VCA Ground, Nagpur today. Put into bat Tamil Nadu were restricted to 114 for six in 20 overs. D Hemlatha top scored with 49 off 41 balls while MS Sailaja remained unbeaten with 32. For Assam Deepika Sharma took two wickets. Mamtha Kanojia made it easy for Assam with an unbeaten 60 off 55 deliveries. She hit five boundaries. With this victory Assam gained four points.
Brief scores: Tamil Nadu 114/6 (D Hemlatha 49, MS Shailaja 32 n.o, Namitha Ojha 20, Deepika Sharma 2/19, Anita Lodhi 1/15, Urmila Chatterjee 1/9).
Assam 118/4 in 19.3 overs (Rajni Lodhi 18, Mamtha Kanojia 60 n.o, Anita Lodhi 16, Ritu Dhrub 12 n.o, Nethra L 1/16).
