TNI Bureau: The Odisha women’s cricket team caused a big upset, as they defeated the Pakistani women by 4 wickets in the second warm-up game today. They had lost the first warm-up game by 95 runs.
In the second warm-up game today, Pakistan bowled out for 154. Sushree Pradhan took three wickets, while Sujata Mallik took two wickets. Bismah Maroof scored 44.
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Odisha women lost three wicketly cheaply, but Swagatika Rath (50) and Pragyan Mohanty (28*) saw the team through. Odisha women lost six wickets, but eventually won the match. The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has announced a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh for the team for this rare achievement.
The ICC Women’s World Cup will commence tomorrow. Indian women will take on the West Indies in Mumbai.