Bengal T20 League | Adamas Howrah Warriors women take on Murshidabad Kueens in the final

Sujata Dey scored a half-century and Sreyoshi Aich captured four wickets as Adamas Howrah Warriors defeated Shrachi Rarh Tigers by 19 runs in the semifinals to book a spot in the women’s title clash of the Bengal T20 League at the Jadavpur University Ground here on Saturday.

Warriors posted a challenging 159 for five before restricting Rarh Tigers to 140 for nine.

Warriors’ openers Ankita Chakraborty (46, 42b, 6×4) and Sujata (77, 56b, 6×4, 4×6) gathered 106 runs to lay a solid foundation by the 14th over. The left-handed Sujata impressed by hitting her sixes on the onside.

Bristi Majhi’s lone fight (97 n.o., 61b, 6×4, 8×6) was in vain as she ran out of partners. Warriors’ Sreyoshi (four for 18) and Remondina Khatun (two for 23) did most of the damage.

Warriors will meet Murshidabad Kueens, which beat Servotech Siliguri Strikers by seven wickets. Tanushree Sarkar (three wickets and 26 runs) and Shivanshi Tiwari (58 n.o., 55b, 8×4) contributed to Kueens’ win.

In the men’s competition, captain Shahbaz Ahmed’s all-round showing, Rohit Kumar’s four wicket-haul and Sumanta Gupta’s unbeaten 47 helped Shrachi Rarh Tigers record a commanding seven-wicket win over Novus Royals Purulia and earn a place in the final.

The scores (semifinals): Men: Nous Royals Purulia 107 in 18.2 overs (Lokesh 48, Shahbaz Ahmed 2/31, Rohit Kumar 4/24, Sukhmeet Singh 2/7) lost to Shrachi Rarh Tigers 110/3 in 12.1 overs (Sumanta Gupta 47 n.o., Shahbaz Ahmed 31).

Women: Adamas Howrah Warriors 159/5 in 20 overs (Ankita Chakraborty 46, Sujata Dey 77, Piyali Ghosh 3/24) bt Shrachi Rarh Tigers 140/9 in 20 overs (Bristi Majhi 97 n.o., Remondina Khatun 2/23, Sreyoshi Aich 4/18).

Servotech Siliguri Strikers 129/7 in 20 overs (Dyuti Paul 49, Priyanka Bala 45, Jahnabi Paswan 2/22, Tanushree Sarkar 3/30) lost to Murshidabad Kueens 130/3 in 18.1 overs (Shivanshi Tiwari 58, Tanushree Sarkar 26).