da betsul： The tour by the Uttar Pradesh’s women cricketers to Sri Lanka isturning out to be a successful one
Charlie Austin25-Apr-2000The tour by the Uttar Pradesh’s women cricketers to Sri Lanka isturning out to be a successful one. They have now won three matchesout of three, with one abandoned due to heavy rain. At the NCC Groundsin Colombo on Monday, they defeated a Colts CC XI by 71 runs.Unlike the other two games, which were really tense affairs, UP ranaway with the match after batting first and scoring 130 in 40overs. In the context of a low scoring tour, this was a large total,certainly too much for this Colts side who were bundled out for just59 in 35 overs.Priyanka Shally continued her fine form this tour with a useful 21, aninnings that rescued the visitors who had slumped to 2-2 after havingbeen put in to bat by the home side. Her efforts were ably supportedby Shikha Jaingran, who went on to top score with 26. The pair put on59 runs for the fourth wicket and effectively won the match for theirteam. The pick of the bowlers was Hiroshini who finished with 3-16 offher eight overs. Unfortunately for the Colts, her teammates were alittle too generous with the extras, donating the visitors a veryuseful 30 runs.In reply, the home side never looked like reaching the target. Indikawas the only batsmen to settle with a useful 20 runs but even shefound it difficult to cope with the bowling of Varsha Paphael whopicked up 5-9 off eight overs.