Senior Women’s One Day Trophy 2024: Shafali Verma’s 197 goes in vain as Bengal chases 390 against Haryana in quarterfinals

Senior Women’s One Day Trophy 2024: Shafali Verma’s 197 goes in vain as Bengal chases 390 against Haryana in quarterfinals

Shafali Verma’s 115-ball 197 went in vain as Bengal chased down the enormous target of 390 in the final over to beat Haryana by five wickets in the quarterfinals of the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy in Rajkot on Monday.

Haryana finished its innings with a giant score of 389-5, featuring an incredible knock from skipper and opener Shafali Verma who hit 22 fours and 11 sixes during her innings.

Shafali and Reema Sisodia (58) gave Haryana a solid start with an opening partnership of 173.

Shafali was dismissed in the 39th over when the score was 298. Contributions from Triveni Vasistha (46) and Sonia Mendhiya (61) took Haryana closer to 400.

However, Bengal started the chase in blistering fashion as openers Sasthi Mondal (52) and Dhara Gujjar (69) brought up the 100 in just nine overs.

Bengal always kept the required run rate under control. Tanusree Sarkar, who came in at number three, scored a brilliant century (113).

Wicketkeeper Priyanka Bala (88 not out) and Hrishita Basu (11 not out) took their team over the line on the first ball of the final over.

In the other quarterfinal of the day, Madhya Pradesh defeated J & K by 82 runs. Madhya Pradesh scored 274-8 before restricting J & K to 192-8.