The first-ever women lawyers Cricket Premier League was organized by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association on Saturday..A team led by Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy under captaincy of Ashima Mandla pipped a team mentored by Senior Advocate Vibha Datta under captaincy of KV Bharati Upadhyaya by 8 wickets..The match was played at the Modern School, Barakhamba Road (Delhi) ground.Ankita Chaudhry Rathi of Menaka XI delivered the best performance with the bat scoring 111 runs followed by Baani from Vibha's XI with 69 runs and Riddhi from Menaka XI with 42 runs..Speaking to Bar and Bench, Guruswamy said that the idea behind organizing this league was to bring together women lawyers to showcase their sporting talents, foster camaraderie and team spirit and build confidence. "The inaugural SCAORA women’s cricket league is a fun filled, but hotly contested tournament. We get to know lawyers that we may not have known before in court, and we learn about the sporting skills that many we knew only in a professional context. All this while playing cricket! Lovely morning of wonderful cricket played by both teams...It’s also my first time playing cricket!" she added..Winning team captain Ashima Mandla remarked that the victory was not just about the runs they chased or the wickets they took, but about the growing strength of women's cricket."We are incredibly proud to win the 1st Match in the Inaugual SCAORA Women’s Cricket Tournament after a hard-fought and thrilling chase of 180 runs. It was a challenging target, but every single player in our team showed immense grit, focus, and belief from the first ball to the last. Special mention has to go out to Ankita Chaudhary Rathi for her incredible 111 in 58 balls, along with an innings stabilising innings by Riddhi Sancheti for a valuable 42 runs which clinched the match. Moreover, the awe-inspiring fielding done by Dr. Menaka Guruswamy Maam are just a few of the highlights from today," she added.
