Deepti Sharma celebrates her century during Bengal's clash against Railways. (BCCI) India player Deepti Sharma, who missed out on a ton in the previous game, scored a sublime century on Thursday for Bengal against Railways in Women’s Senior One Day Trophy 2020-21 at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot.
Opening the batting for her side in the all-important semi-finals, Deepti began cautiously and then upped the ante as her innings progressed. She reached the three-figure mark in the 46th over with a boundary over the mid-wicket region.
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1⃣5⃣ foursICYMI: @Deepti_Sharma06 scored a superb ton while opening the innings for Bengal against Rajasthan. 👏👏 @Paytm #OneDay #SF2 #RLWvBEN @CabCricket
Watch her knock 🎥👇https://t.co/T826BJGI8d pic.twitter.com/ewrd2yM2bY
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) April 1, 2021
She was finally dismissed for 113 (off 148 balls) by Ekta Bisht. Her innings was laced with 15 boundaries as Bengal ended with 250 on the board after 50 overs.
However, her innings wasn’t enough as Railways cruised to victory in 44 overs. Skipper Mithali Raj hit the winning runs while Punam Raut top-scored for her side with 69.
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