Dilip Vengsarkar Sports Foundation set the final date with MIG Cricket Club

Siddhi Pawar and Shweta Kalpathi star in Dilip Vengsarkar Sports Foundation’s scintillating eight-wicket win over Payyade Sports Club in the semi-final of the fifth edition of Late Arjun Madhvi Women’s Trophy on Friday in Thane. Dilip Vengsarkar Sports Foundation will meet MIG Cricket Club in the final on Saturday.

Bowling out Payyade Sports Club cheaply for 101 in 26.5 overs, Dilip Vengsarkar Sports Foundation completed the formalities in 19.2 overs at the loss of two wickets. Kalpathi led the run chase from the front with an unbeaten 52. Early in the day, Siddhi Pawar decimated Payyade Sports Club’s batting as she picked up four wickets giving away almost nothing in her incisive spell.

Payyade Sports Club, which had a good outing in the tournament so far, looked listless against a strong Dilip Vengsarkar Sports Foundation team. Apart from Jeeya Mandrawadkar (30) none of the batters looked in shape. With the ball too they failed to put a strong fight. Abhilasha Awatrama and Kritika Yadav scalped one wicket apiece but that was never going to be enough.

Brief Scores: Payyade Sports Club 101 all out in 26.5 overs (J Mandrawadkar 30; S Pawar 4/15) lost to Dilip Vengsarkar Sports Foundation 102/2 in 19.2 overs (S Kalpathi 52 not out; K Yadav 1/16) by 8 wickets