Madhya Pradesh clinched its maiden Senior Women’s ODI Trophy after it beat Bengal in the final of the 2024-25 edition by seven wickets at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Monday.
Combined efforts of Kranti Gaud’s four-wicket haul and opener Anushka Sharma’s unbeaten knock of 69 off 102 balls helped MP get over the line against a Bengal side which boasted India internationals such as Richa Ghosh and Titas Sadhu.
Earlier, Madhya Pradesh won the toss and put Bengal to bat first.
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Kranti cleaned up the openers Dhara Gujjar and Sasthi Mondal in the first five overs before she sent India wicketkeeper-batter Richa back to the dugout for a golden duck.
Priyanka Bala topscored for Bengal with a 42-run knock off 74 balls as the 2018-19 winner could only muster 136. It was castled out within 38.2 overs.
While Titas did strike early on when Madhya Pradesh came out to chase by removing Jincy George, Anushka stayed till the end of the innings and made sure her side clinched the title.
Along with Ananya Dubey, she put up an 82-run partnership for the second wicket. Aayushi Shukla’s 29-ball 30 also helped towards the end of MP’s chase, which ended in 34.4 overs.
