Senior Women's T20 | Harleen, Shafali hog limelight on Day 6

Day 6 of the Senior Women’s T20 League witnessed some blistering performances with the bat. Harleen Deol caught everyone’s eyes with a stunning century, while Shafali Verma’s dream run in the tournament continued as her all-around efforts helped Haryana gain vital points. 

Shafali Verma leads from the front again as Haryana trump Bengal

Verma has been on the top of her game and leading the side by example. Up against a challenging opposition in Bengal, the power-hitter scored a nonchalant 75* to get her team over the line. 

Electing to bat first, Bengal kept losing wickets at regular intervals and ended with 137/7 in 20 overs. Indian all-rounder, Deepti Sharma, registered the highest score of 43 off 36 balls.

The Haryana captain was in the game with the ball too. Verma scalped two wickets, including that of Richa Ghosh (17). She ran out Saika Ishaque to add to her achievements in the game.

Chasing 138 to win, Haryana rode on their Hurricane’s brilliance to scale down the target in 18.2 overs. Her match-winning knock consisted of eleven boundaries and two sixes.

Brief scores: Haryana 141/3 in 18.2 overs (Shafali Verma 75*, Titas Sadhu 8/2) defeated Bengal 137/7 in 20 overs (Deepti Sharma 43, Sheetal Rana 21/2, Shafali Verma 22/2) by seven wickets.

Harleen Deol makes a statement with a magnificent 112* against Delhi

Himachal Pradesh’s Harleen struck a stellar century to guide her team to a seven-wicket victory over Delhi. 

Delhi had gotten off to a quick start earlier in the day after being asked to bat first. Priya Punia and Tanisha Singh scored 44 each to propel Delhi’s score to 143/9 in 20 overs. Harleen Deol and Sushmita Kumari were the chief wicket-takers, sharing four wickets between themselves.

With 144 to chase, Harleen held one end from start to finish. Her unbeaten knock of 112 came in 73 balls and consisted of 18 fours and a six.

Brief scores: Himachal Pradesh 144/3 in 19.4 overs (Harleen Deol 112*. Simran Dil Bahadur 20/2) defeated Delhi 143/9 in 20 overs ( Tanisha Singh 44, Sushmita Kumari 21/2, Harleen Deol 24/2) by seven wickets.