Dehradun, Sep 25 Dehradun Warriors defeated Mussoorie Queens by 15 runs to be crowned the Women’s Uttarakhand Premier League champions at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here.
Mussoorie Queens, who were set a target of 116, were unable to complete the chase despite a late fightback from Garima Vashisth and Dipika Chand. With the equation reduced to 30 runs from 15 balls, the chase appeared to be within reach.
But Garima was dismissed in the 18th over, leaving Mussoorie Queens needing 29 runs from 13 balls. They eventually lost the final as they were restricted to 100/7 in the 20 overs. Amisha Bahukhandi was the pick of the bowlers picking 3 wickets.
Earlier, Mussoorie Queens captain Nandini Kashyap won the toss and elected to bowl first, and her bowlers responded with a disciplined performance to restrict Dehradun Warriors to 115/9 in their allotted 20 overs.
Pooja Raj was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets for 29 runs in four overs.
(PTI News)
