THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: West Bengal, Gujarat, and Telangana produced clinical all-round performances to register commanding victories in their respective league encounters at the ongoing Envestnet Zenith Trophy 2026. In the opening fixture, West Bengal surged to an eight-wicket win over Haryana; chasing down Haryana’s total of 124 for no loss in 15 overs, Bengal reached 135 for 2 in just 12 overs. Bengal’s Pratima Ghosh earned the Player of the Match title for her stellar all-round display, scoring an unbeaten 62 off 36 balls with 6 boundaries alongside claiming 2 wickets for 20 runs in her 2 overs. In another dominant display, Gujarat dismantled Maharashtra by 9 wickets, comfortably overhauling Maharashtra’s 93 for 7 by scoring 94 for 1 in just 7.4 overs, backed by Kalpana Choria’s explosive Player of the Match performance of 42 not out off 20 balls (14 fours) and bowling figures of 3 for 27.
In a high-scoring clash, Telangana pulled off an impressive eight-wicket victory against host state Kerala. Despite Kerala setting a daunting target of 148 for 1 in 15 overs, Telangana chased down the total in 12.5 overs, scoring 149 for 2, propelled by Ankita G.’s blistering Player of the Match knock of 79 not out off 44 balls featuring 10 boundaries. Looking ahead to the next round of league fixtures on Wednesday, West Bengal will clash with Telangana at 9:00 AM, followed by Kerala taking on Maharashtra at 12:00 PM, and Gujarat facing Haryana at 3:00 PM.
