Captain Niki Prasad starred with each bat and ball as South Zone defeated Central Zone by 44 runs in a Senior Ladies’s Inter-Zonal T20 Trophy round-robin fixture on Thursday on the Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Sovima.
The South Zone facet opened its account within the match after dropping its opener in opposition to North Zone by 96 runs.
After profitable the toss, Niki (38 off 38 balls) and S. Meghana (42 off 31 balls) rebuilt South Zone’s innings with a 40-run stand for the fourth wicket after the facet misplaced three fast wickets within the PowerPlay. The crew posted 135 for eight in 20 overs.
Central Zone’s chase, nonetheless, ended earlier than it may start. The facet misplaced 4 wickets for 31 runs in 8.2 overs earlier than Mona (37 off 41 balls) waged a lone battle until the tip.
South Zone’s Sahana Pawar and C. Prathyusha picked two wickets apiece, whereas Asha Sobhana, Niki, and Sajeevan Sajana took one wicket every to limit Central Zone to 91 for 9 in 20 overs.
Meghana was adjudged because the Participant of the Match.
Earlier within the day, Niki was retained by three-time Delhi Capitals for the upcoming Ladies’s Premier League 2026 season.
Senior Ladies’s Inter-Zonal T20 Trophy Day 2 Outcomes
South Zone beat Central Zone by 44 runs.
East Zone (43/1 in 3 overs) beat North East Zone (42/4 in 7 overs) by 9 wickets
North Zone vs West Zone – Match deserted
Revealed on Nov 06, 2025