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Vidarbha girls to face Chhattisgarh in pre-quarters
Vidarbha humbled Gujarat by 9 wickets in their last Elite Group C match of the U-19 Women's T20 Trophy in Trivandrum on Thursday.
The big victory helped Vidarbha improve their Net Run Rate and book a knock-out berth. Vidarbha, Gujarat and Maharashtra finished tied on 16 points, but Vidarbha clinched the second spot with a Net Run Rate of 1.128, ahead of Gujarat (0.951).Maharashtra topped the table with an NRR of 1.389.
Vidarbha will face Chhattisgarh in the first pre-quarter-final at the LAD Ground in Nagpur on October 20 at (9:00 am).
After Vidarbha's bowlers bundled out Gujarat for 105 runs, their openers Shraddha Nabira (49 not out) and Arya Pongde (53) scored the required runs in only 13.3 overs. Arya hit 10 boundaries in her 35-ball knock, while Shraddha's innings included five boundaries and a six.
BRIEF SCORES
Oct. 16, 2026: KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram, Trivandrum
Toss: Vidarbha, elected to bowl
Gujarat 105 all out in 19.4 overs (Sia Patel 33; Akshara Itankar 2/17, Shweta Tiwari 2/20)
Vidarbha 106/1 in 13.3 overs (Arya Pongde 53, Shraddha Nabira 49 not out)
Result: Vidarbha won by 9 wickets
