In the 5th T20 match of WAPL 2026 at the ACA Stadium in Mangalagiri, Godavari Golden Eagles Women won the toss and elected to bat first against Amaravati E Champions Women.
Opening the innings, Peka Vinny Suzan scored a patient 11 off 18 balls (1 four) before being caught by Anusha off Tarini Joshi. Her opening partner Gundupalli Udvitha fell early without scoring, cleaned up for 0 off 4 balls by S Lakshmi Prasarmi. K Pushpi Tha Gowda then took charge of the innings, anchoring the top order with a fluent half-century. Gowda made 54 off 40 deliveries, hitting 6 fours and 2 sixes, before being trapped LBW by Karri Sai Poojitha.
Gowda found strong support in captain Henrietta Flavia Pereira, who contributed a vital 37 off 28 balls (4 fours) before falling caught by Hamsa off Poojitha. The middle and lower order provided the late momentum, as M Mahalakshmi Manoja remained unbeaten on 20 off 19 balls (3 fours) alongside Vadde Akshaya, who struck a quickfire 16 not out off 11 balls (2 fours). Their unbroken partnership pushed Godavari Golden Eagles Women to 144-4 in their 20 overs.
For Amaravati E Champions Women, Karri Sai Poojitha was the key bowler with figures of 2/30 in 4 overs. S Lakshmi Prasarmi (1/18 in 3 overs) and Tarini Joshi (1/16 in 4 overs) took one wicket each, while Bogiya Sai Deepthy (0/16 in 2 overs), Thalluri Mallika (0/21 in 3 overs), and Kandregula Devika (0/42 in 4 overs) remained wicketless.
Chasing a target of 145, Amaravati E Champions Women began their reply with Parasa Lakshmi, who smashed a crisp 27 off 20 balls (4 fours, 1 six). However, spin bowler Korukonda Harika struck early double blows for Godavari Golden Eagles Women, trapping Lakshmi LBW and having captain Neeragattu Anusha caught by Pereira for just 1 off 3 balls. Katragadda Deeksha rebuilt the chase with a solid 29 off 24 balls (6 fours) before falling caught by Manoja off Shristi Sekhar. Sekhar struck again shortly after, trapping Oruganti Sahithi Sri LBW for 1 off 7 balls.
Peka Vinny Suzan then executed a key run-out to dismiss K Hamsa for 3 off 11 balls, leaving the chase in trouble. The match shifted dramatically when Kandregula Devika counter-attacked with an explosive knock of 63 off just 32 balls, featuring 4 fours and 5 massive sixes to bring Amaravati E Champions Women within touching distance of victory. But Vadde Akshaya delivered the decisive breakthrough by bowling Devika, breaking the dangerous stand. Korukonda Harika returned to remove Karri Sai Poojitha (8 off 14 balls) caught-and-bowled, completing an outstanding spell of 3/23 in 4 overs.
Peka Vinny Suzan then caught Bogiya Sai Deepthy (2 off 4 balls) off her own bowling to finish with 1/29 in 4 overs. Pressure peaked in the closing overs as Godavari Golden Eagles Women’s fielding forced critical dismissals under pressure: S Lakshmi Prasarmi (2 off 3 balls) was run out by Lahari, and Thalluri Mallika (2 off 2 balls) was run out by Gowda. Tarini Joshi remained unbeaten on 1 off 1 ball, but Amaravati E Champions Women were dramatically bowled out for 143 in 20 overs, falling short by just 1 run.
Shristi Sekhar was the most economical bowler for the Golden Eagles with magnificent figures of 2/12 in 4 overs (including 1 maiden). Vadde Akshaya took 1/44 in 4 overs, while Pasagadugula Vaishnavi (0/10 in 1 over) and captain Henrietta Flavia Pereira (0/24 in 3 overs) kept the pressure on in their respective spells to help seal a thrilling victory.
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