Senior Women's T20 | Kiran Navgire impresses again with 38-ball 81

The second day of the Senior Women’s T20 competition saw some enthralling performances by the ladies. And, just like the numero uno day, Day 2 was all about the stylish Kiran Navgire of Nagaland. The opener continued from where she left as he stifled the bowlers with an 81 after thumping 162* on the basal day.

Here’s a look at what transpired on Day 2 of the Women’s T20 League (Plate Group). 

Pondicherry too good for Arunachal Pradesh

Pondicherry registered their second successive win as they defeated Arunachal Pradesh by 73 runs. Choosing to bat first, Pondicherry managed 136/2 in their 20 overs. Openers BS Tamore (56) and Yuvashri (31) stitched a partnership of 97. Captain Rozario (23*) struck three boundaries to help propel the score to 136. She then continued to leave her mark in the match by scalping three crucial wickets at an economy rate of 1.67 and affecting a runout. As a result, Arunachal Pradesh crawled to 63/9, falling short by a significant margin.

Brief Scores: Pondicherry 136/2 (BS Tamore 56, Yuvashri 31, Mai Mekh 24/1) defeated Arunachal Pradesh 63/9 (Rozario 5/3, Rebbeca 5/2) by 73 runs.

Jammu & Kashmir cross the line in the final over against Mizoram

Jammu and Kashmir overcame the Mizoram challenge in a last-over thriller. Electing to bat, Mizoram did not lose many wickets but could only put 101/3 on board. Tarang Jha top-scored with 55 off 44 balls. In reply, Bawandeep Kaur (34) and Bushra Ashraf (29) put J&K on track. However, Mizoram made things enjoyable with tight bowling and wickets in a heap. Finally, however, Nadia Chowdhary ensured that J&K crossed the line.

Brief Scores: Jammu Kashmir 102/6 (Bawandeep Kaur 34, Nadia Chowdhary 22, Puipuii 12/2) defeated Mizoram 101/3 (Tarang Jha 50, Sarla Devi 3/1) by four wickets.

Navgire continues to make merry as Nagaland thump Manipur

Manipur won the toss and chose to bat, but Nagaland had their homework done. Only one batter managed to get into the double scores as Manipur stuttered t0 91/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Kiran Navgire came out all guns blazing. She single-handedly helped Nagaland scale down the target in just 11.5 overs. Navigre’s unbeaten knock of 81 included a stunning nine fours and six sixes.

Brief Scores: Nagaland 92/2 (KP Navgire 81, Mangalsana 17/2) defeated Manipur 91/9 (Chingkhei 21, Gautami Naik 17/2) by eight wickets.