Overview
- Opening for North Zone, Punia compiled a 250-ball 119 with 13 fours in the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal Multi Day Trophy.
- North East were dismissed for 102 in the first innings, led by Preeti Bose’s 5-21 for North Zone.
- North Zone reached 301 before being bowled out, with Niruta Thoudam taking six wickets and ending Punia’s innings.
- In North East’s second innings, Punia struck with her second ball to remove RV Kalpana; North East were 36/4, trailing by 163.
- Punia has produced five hundreds in 14 innings since early February 2026, adding four fifties, after limited India opportunities since her 2019 debuts and an India A tour in 2024.