Pratika Rawal’s 86 steers Railways to Super Eight win; Shreyanka Patil claims 3/19

Pratika Rawal scored 86 off 52 to guide Railways to a three-wicket win over Mumbai in the Super Eight stage of the Senior Women's T20 Trophy Elite in Ahmedabad on Saturday, while Shreyanka Patil took 3/19 as Karnataka beat Baroda.

Railways chased down Mumbai's 158 after recovering from 73/5 at the halfway mark; Rawal and Sneh Rana added a 70-run partnership to revive the innings. Rawal was dismissed before the finish, Rana remained unbeaten on 37 off 30 and sealed the victory with a boundary when Railways required one run off the final two deliveries.

Against Baroda, Shreyanka Patil returned figures of 3/19 in four overs and also finished unbeaten on 10 off six as Karnataka chased 137. Karnataka completed the five-wicket victory in 13.3 overs, with Vrinda Dinesh making 49 off 19 (strike rate 258) and Niki Prasad contributing 31 off 17; Arundhati Reddy conceded 29 in two overs for Baroda and Radha Yadav went wicketless.

Shreyanka was not part of India's home T20I series against Zimbabwe and was omitted from the squads for the multi-format tour of South Africa, and despite two successive five-wicket hauls earlier in the tournament she was overlooked for the senior team. She has been named in all three India A squads for the upcoming home series against England A.

Jemimah Rodrigues, who had scored 107 off 47 against Pondicherry earlier in the tournament, managed just five against Railways as Mumbai suffered a narrow defeat. Her return to competitive cricket after a hamstring injury had included that century but did not translate into runs in the Super Eight opener.

Smriti Mandhana scored 30 off 33 for Maharashtra, hitting two fours and a six as her side posted 161/6; Maharashtra then defeated Andhra by 48 runs after bowling them out for 113/9. Anuja Patil contributed 31 off 21 with the bat and took two wickets during the match.

Shreyanka Patil will feature in the India A T20, one-day and multi-day teams for the home series against England A, which begins on November 30.