Nagaland women all out for just two

Guntur, Nov. 24: The BCCI’s U- 19 women’s oneday super league match between Kerala and Nagaland on Friday ended in farce as the North- eastern state was shot out for just two runs with as many as nine batters getting out for duck.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, Nagaland were all out for just 2 runs from 17 overs in an astonishing display. Nine batters were out for duck while opener Menka scored one run ( off 18 balls) from the only scoring shot of the innings in the Group B match at JKC College ground here.

Priyanka remained not out on nought after facing three deliveries. The way Kerala notched up the win — to pocket four points — added to the farcical nature of the match.

Nagaland’s Deepika Kaintura bowled a wide and from the other legitimate ball, Kerala opener Ansu S. Raju scored a boundary to win the match by 10 wickets.

Kerala reached 5/ 0 in 0.1 overs while chasing 3 for a win with Ansu S. Raju not out on 4. The Nagaland players provided on the BCCI website had only their first names except for two. Most of their names appeared to be of players hailing from outside the state.

As per the Lodha Committee recommendations, the BCCI will now have to include the Northeastern states in their accredited tournaments. Earlier this month, an astounding 136 wide balls were bowled in a match of the same tournament between Nagaland and Manipur in Dhanbad.