Orange Tigresses lift the Vidarbha Women's Pro T20 title

IANS June 15, 2025 296 views

The Orange Tigresses secured the Vidarbha Women’s Pro T20 title with a dominant 16-run win over the Nagpur Titans. Ankita Bhongade’s quickfire 50 and Komal Zanzad’s four-wicket haul were key to their victory. Despite a late fightback from Aarti Bahenwal and Dharvi Tembhure, the Titans fell short chasing 137. The Tigresses’ disciplined bowling and solid batting sealed their championship triumph.

"Komal Zanzad’s 4/17 was the turning point in our win" – Orange Tigresses Captain Disha Kasat
Nagpur, June 15: In a one sided final match, Orange Tigresses Women defeated Nagpur Titans Women by 16 runs at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha and became the champion of Vidarbha Women’s Pro T20 2025.

Key Points

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Ankita Bhongade top-scored with 50 off 33 balls

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Komal Zanzad took 4/17 to dismantle Nagpur Titans

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Orange Tigresses posted 136/7 before restricting Titans to 120/9

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Aarti Bahenwal’s 26 and Dharvi Tembhure’s 25 were in vain

After winning the toss and choosing to bat first in the final match, skipper Disha Kasat and Sayali Shinde opened the innings for Orange Tigresses Women. The duo added 35 runs for the first wicket before Shinde was dismissed for 12 in 19 balls. Kasat made 42 in 45 balls. Ankita Sudhir Bhongade starred with the bat as she scored 50 in 33 balls. Sai Bhoyar added 13 in 11 balls. At the end of the first innings, they posted a score of 136/7 in 20 overs.

For Nagpur Titans Women, Aarti Bahenwal(2/22) and Dharvi Tembhure(2/29) grabbed two wickets each. Ruksar Ansari(1/29) and Mona Meshram(1/8) took one wicket each in the innings.

Chasing a target of 137 on the board, Nagpur Titans Women faced a huge setback from the very beginning of the second innings. They were down to 25/6 in 5.4 overs. Aarti Bahenwal and Dharvi Tembhurne showed some will and added 51 runs for the seventh wicket before Aarti was dismissed for 26 in 27 balls. Dharvi scored 25 in 26 balls. Towards the end, Mansi Borikar scored 23 in 18 balls and Gargi Sunil Wankar remained unbeaten on 15* in 16 balls. They only managed to score 120/9 in 20 overs as they lost by 16 runs.

For Orange Tigresses Women, Komal Zanzad was the pick of the bowlers who took 4/17 in 4 overs. Trupti Lodhe(1/26), Janhvi Ranganathan(1/26) and Aditi Palandurkar(1/23) grabbed one wicket each in the innings while rest of the wickets came as runouts.

Reader Comments

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Priya K.
What a performance by Orange Tigresses! 🏏 Komal Zanzad's 4/17 was absolutely brilliant. Women's cricket in Vidarbha is growing so fast - proud to see our local talent shining like this! #WomenInCricket
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Rahul M.
While the win was convincing, I feel Nagpur Titans collapsed too early in the chase. 25/6 is unacceptable at this level. They need better batting coaches. Still, congrats to Orange Tigresses for their disciplined performance.
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Sneha P.
Ankita Bhongade's quickfire 50 was the game changer! 👏 More tournaments like this please - our women cricketers deserve bigger platforms. Hope BCCI notices these performances for future national team selections.
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Amit D.
Good to see regional women's cricket getting coverage. But why no live streaming? These matches deserve better visibility. Young girls need role models and they can't see them if matches aren't broadcast properly.
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Neha R.
The partnership between Bahenwal and Tembhurne showed real fighting spirit! 💪 Though they lost, such performances make the game exciting. More power to women's cricket in Maharashtra!
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Vikas S.
Solid all-round performance by Orange Tigresses. Fielding was particularly impressive with those run outs. Hope this tournament becomes an annual feature - will do wonders for cricket at grassroots level.

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