U-23 Women’s Trophy: Meghalaya beat Nagaland

A strong performance from Meghalaya saw them defeat Nagaland by six wickets in the BCCI’s U-23 Women’s One Day Trophy 2025-26 plate group in Chandigarh on Monday.
Monica L Phawa played a captain’s knock, carrying her bat through the chase as Meghalaya reached the target of 146 to win in 46 overs. Monica was not out at the end on 78 from 132 deliveries, a fantastic innings that included nine fours. Earlier, Meghalaya won the toss and chose to field first and they dismissed Nagaland for 145 in 46 overs. Cheanchi K Sangma (3/29), Blaridahun Dkhar (3/41), Indariakor Kharwanniang (2/24) and Monica Singh (2/33) were the stars with the ball, while Iluneule Zeliang (46 from 77 balls) top-scored for Nagaland. Nagaland had won all three of their previous matches.
The chase began positively for Meghalaya as Monica Phawa and Ankita Sharma (14 from 62 balls) put on 68 for the opening stand. Ankita provided a supporting role but she and three other batters were dismissed, leaving Meghalaya on 107/4 and giving Nagaland a sniff of hope.
However, Monica continued to offer stiff resistance and she was given good support by Janika Marak (18 not out, 31 balls) at the end and, together, they were able to knock off the remaining runs with 4 overs to spare.