PANJIM, Nov. 26 -- Team Herald [emailprotected]

Goa faced a crushing 9-wicket defeat against a strong Bengal side in the U-23 Women's T20 Elite Cricket Tournament played at the Lady Amritbai Daga College ground, in Nagpur, on Tuesday. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Goa managed to score only 100 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Opener Harshita Yadav top-scored with a determined 44 runs off 52 balls, hitting seven boundaries. Tanisha Gaikwad contributed 20 and Athashree Shivarkar added 15 runs. Indian international Titas Sadhu, representing Bengal, bowled economically, claiming one wicket for 21 runs. Bengal's bowling attack was led by Sushmita Ganguly and Prativa Mandi, who picked up two wickets each, maintaining ti...