The 11th T20 match of the Girls’s Andhra Premier League (WAPL) 2026 at the ACA Stadium in Mangalagiri noticed a compelling conflict between Godavari Golden Eagles Girls and Vizag Hearth Birds Girls. Electing to construct their innings steadily after being put into bat or taking first strike, Godavari Golden Eagles Girls laid down a stable platform via their top order before posting a formidable whole.
The Eagles’ innings kicked off with a gap stand between Bathula Harshitha and Gundupalli Udvitha. The pair added 14 runs in 4 overs before Udvitha fell for 3 off 14 balls, caught by Ayesha Singh off the bowling of Palnati Rishika Krishnan. Joined by Okay Pushpa Gowda, Harshitha helped rebuild, taking the score ahead with a 31-run second-wicket partnership before she was caught by M Hasini Choudhary off Pendyala Sarayu for a full of life 21 off 21 balls (2 fours).
With the score at 45 for two in 6.4 overs, captain Henrietta Flavia Pereira joined Pushpa Gowda, and collectively they utterly took control of the match. The duo mounted an unbeaten, damaging 111-run partnership for the third wicket. Pushpa Gowda played an explosive knock, remaining unbeaten on 91 off 56 deliveries, studded with 10 boundaries and 4 maximums. Pereira supplied splendid assist from the opposite end, scoring a composed 34* off 29 balls with 2 fours, powering Godavari Golden Eagles Girls to a strong whole of 156 for two of their allotted 20 overs.
Among the many Vizag Hearth Birds Girls bowlers, Palnati Rishika Krishnan was the standout performer, selecting up 1 wicket for 23 runs in her 4 overs. Pendyala Sarayu also claimed a wicket, making a gift of 35 runs in 3 overs. Captain Okay Anjali Sarvani bowled economically with figures of 0 for 24 in 4 overs, whereas Okay Yashaswini Mani Valli (0/20 in 3 overs), Saranya Gadwal (0/24 in 3 overs), and Sai Thanmayi (0/14 in 2 overs) saved issues tidy. M Hasini Choudhary was the most expensive bowler, conceding 14 runs in her single over.
Chasing a goal of 157, Vizag Hearth Birds Girls suffered an early setback as Vursikuti Pushpa Latha was run out for a duck off the second ball of the chase, leaving the team at 12 for 1 in 1.1 overs. M Hasini Choudhary scored a quickfire 20 off 15 balls (4 fours) alongside Koppula Divya Sree Dasari Vishwasree, however Choudhary was caught by Harika off the bowling of Harika to break the 13-run stand, making it 25 for two in 3.3 overs.
Quickly after, Pendyala Sarayu was bowled by Shristi Sekhar for 10 off 14 balls, reducing VFB-W to 35 for 3 in 6.2 overs. Divya Sree (18 off 23 balls) and Ayesha Singh (15 off 15 balls) attempted to stabilize the center order, however Divya Sree was finally retired out at 66 for 4 in 11.0 overs. Shortly after, Ayesha Singh fell caught by Pereira off Pasagadugula Vaishnavi for 15, leaving the chase in jeopardy at 68 for 5 in 11.3 overs.
Kym Vishnu Vardhini fought laborious with an unbeaten 23 off 18 balls (2 fours), building a key 33-run stand with captain Okay Anjali Sarvani (13 off 12 balls). Nonetheless, Sarvani was caught by Akshaya off Sekhar at 101 for 6 in 14.5 overs. Palnati Rishika Krishnan was shortly run out for 4 (106 for 7 in 15.3 overs), and Sai Thanmayi contributed 14 off 20 balls before being caught by Lahari off Vadde Akshaya. Okay Yashaswini Mani Valli remained not out on 1 off 1 ball as Vizag Hearth Birds Girls completed their quota at 129 for 8 in 20 overs.
The Godavari Golden Eagles Girls’s bowling unit shared the workload brilliantly. Shristi Sekhar led the attack with figures of 2 for 31 in 4 overs. Korukonda Harika was exceptionally tight, conceding simply 15 runs for 1 wicket in her 4 overs. Pasagadugula Vaishnavi (1 for 22) and Vadde Akshaya (1 for 33) claimed essential breakthroughs of their 4-over spells, whereas Peka Vinny Suzan bowled a decent spell of 0 for 30 in 4 overs. Driven by an all-round show with each bat and ball, Godavari Golden Eagles Girls sealed a cushty 27-run victory.
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