Hira’s fifer goes in vain

Saurashtra off-spinner Hira weaved her magic with the ball to reduce Goa to 128 for nine in the stipulated overs. In reply, Saurashtra batters fell like a pack of cards, contributing just 68 runs before getting bowled out.

At the IIT – M Chemplast Ground, Rajasthan trumped home side Tamil Nadu by 26 runs to post its fifth victory in the competition.

Brief scores: Chhattisgarh 196 for 9 in 50 overs (Shivi Pandey 88, Tejal Hasabnis 35, Shivani Krishna 32, Rashmi Dey 3/22, Kakoli Saikia 3/40) beat Assam 164 all-out in 49.3 overs (Ruhina Pegu 51, Rashmi Dey 30, Ritu Meshram 3/30). Points: Chhattisgarh 4(20); Assam 0(0);

Goa 128 for 9 in 50 overs (Purvaja Verlekar 32, Divya Naik 33*, Hira Modhvadiya 5/21) beat Saurashtra 68 all-out in 29.3 overs (Sanjula Naik 4/14, Shreya Parab 3/7). Points: Goa 4(8); Saurashtra 0(4);

Rajasthan 185 for 8 in 50 overs (Sumitra Jat 62, Tanuja Vaishnav 54*) beat Tamil Nadu 159 for 9 in 50 overs (Arshi Choudhary 44, C Shushaanthika 28, Suman Meena 3/14); Points: Rajasthan 4 (20); Tamil Nadu 0(4).