Senior Women's One-Day League: Top 5 performances so far

#4 Priya Punia, 143 (Delhi vs Tamilnadu)

Priya Punia raising her bat after scoring fifty for India Red in 50-over Challenger Trophy

Priya Punia, the right-hand opening batswoman from Delhi, after having a fantastic run in the ongoing domestic season, is all set to wear the blue jersey on the New-Zealand tour. Earlier, she had represented India A while New Zealand toured India in 2015, and also, India Red in the 50-over Challenger Trophy 2017-18.

The interesting thing is, Priya Punia and Virat Kohli have something in common. They both were trained in Delhi under the same coach -- Rajkumar Sharma. And now, she is happy to experiment her entire learning.

About the performance

Having failed in the first game of the tournament, Punia would be extremely unhappy with her preparations. This was not the sort of start she wanted after an almost 10-month long wait. Thereupon, she put her thoughts together before the 2nd game against Tamilnadu and was determined to put up a better show.

Priya Punia started off her innings in a very composed manner and saw off the new ball patiently before she lost her partner in the 15th over. She was on 27 then. Priya was very well aware what the situation demanded of her, and she aligned her entire knowledge of the game in that direction.

She was very precise with her shot selection be it the cover drive, straight drive, leg glance or taking a single. Technically, she was prodding the bowlers to make a mistake and fed upon them. Eventually, Punia won the battle. She scored her first century of the season in just the 2nd game and that is too against a quality side. Punia was thrilled with her efforts.

Her 143 runs off 154 balls, comprising gruelling 52 singles and stylish 19 boundaries, will surely be among the best of the innings she has played so far in her career. However, Priya Punia is currently among the top 5 run getters of the tournament with 407 runs in 8 innings at a remarkable average of 50.88.