Mussoorie Queens Women completed a nine-wicket win over Bageshwar Aerial Women through the DLS method in the second T20 of the Women’s Uttarakhand Premier League 2026. Bageshwar Aerial Women made 108/6 in their 20 overs after being asked to bat first. Rain then interrupted the chase and gave Mussoorie Queens a revised target. They reached 62/1 in nine overs to win the game. The result gave Mussoorie Queens two points.
Bageshwar Aerial Women suffered an early setback when Megha Saini was dismissed by Nisha Mishra for a two-ball duck in the second ball. Aradhya Chauhan then made six from 11 balls before falling at 8/2. Nandhini Kaushik scored eight from 25 balls before falling at 30/3. Nirjala Mahra added 20 from 26 balls, including three fours, before falling at 38/4 in the 12th over. Sona Badola followed for six from 12 balls as Bageshwar Aerial Women reached 43/5.
Kanchan Parihar then gave the innings some stability with an unbeaten 24 from 24 balls, hitting three fours. Captain Prema Rawat added valuable runs at the other end, scoring 36 from 19 balls with five fours and one six. Rawat fell at 102/6 in the final over, while Kanika Negi hit an unbeaten six from one ball. Bageshwar Aerial Women finished on 108/6 from 20 overs. The late runs helped them recover.
Danu led the Mussoorie Queens bowling effort with two wickets for eight runs from four overs. Priyanshi Tomar also took two wickets, while Nisha Mishra and Kalpana Verma claimed one wicket each. Danu finished with an economy rate of 2.00 and kept scoring under control. Mishra was equally effective with her accuracy, conceding only 10 runs from four overs. Their effort restricted Bageshwar Aerial Women to 108/6.
Mussoorie Queens started their shortened chase with N Kashyap and A Bhandari at the crease. The pair took the score beyond 50 before Kashyap was dismissed in the ninth over. She made 26 from 25 balls, with two fours and one six, before Roshini Supyal removed her at 52/1. Kashyap’s innings gave Mussoorie Queens a beginning during the reduced chase. The partnership helped the team move closer to the revised target.
Bhandari remained unbeaten and guided Mussoorie Queens through the chase. She scored 30 not out from 27 balls, hitting four fours and one six. T Tomar joined her and stayed unbeaten on one from two balls. Mussoorie Queens reached 62/1 in nine overs, with Bhandari providing stability after Kashyap’s dismissal. The team completed a nine-wicket victory under the DLS method without losing another wicket.
Roshini Supyal was the Bageshwar Aerial Women bowler to claim a wicket in the shortened chase. She finished with one wicket for 17 runs from two overs. R Kashyap conceded four runs from two overs, while Prema Rawat gave away seven runs in her two overs. Kanika Negi conceded 24 runs from two overs, and Lavdhi Panthari bowled one over for eight runs. Mussoorie Queens reached the revised target after losing one wicket.
The result placed Mussoorie Queens and Dehradun Warriors on two points after one match each, while Bageshwar Aerial Women and Pithoragarh Women remained without points after their opening games. Mussoorie Queens recorded a net run rate of +1.489, while Bageshwar Aerial Women had -1.489 after the defeat. Mussoorie Queens made a winning start, while Bageshwar Aerial Women were left without points. For Bageshwar Aerial Women, Prema Rawat’s 36 was the top score, while Kanchan Parihar remained unbeaten on 24. Bhandari finished unbeaten on 30 and N Kashyap made 26 for Mussoorie Queens.
Loves all things female cricket
Source: femalecricket.com
