The bowlers did wonders
The bowlers put up a strong performance for the Indian women’s team. Sri Lanka got the first blow on the very first ball of the match. After this the team continued to struggle. After 20 overs, his score was 59 for 9 wickets. Captain Vishmi Gunaratne scored the highest 25 runs for the team. Two fours came out of his bat in 28 balls.
Coming out to bat at number 5, Umay Ratnayake scored 13 runs off 36 balls. Apart from these two, no batsman could touch the figure of 10. Parshvi Chopra took 4 wickets for 5 runs in 4 overs for India. Whereas Mannat Kashyap got 2 wickets.
Saumya Tiwari’s fiery innings
Indian captain Shafali Verma hit a six and a four but was dismissed after scoring 15 runs in 10 balls. Richa Ghosh also did not do well and got out on the second ball after hitting a four on the first ball. Saumya Tiwari, who came to play at number four, played a blistering inning. Soumya scored an unbeaten 28 off 15 balls. This innings included 5 fours. He took the team to the target in 7.2 overs. With this victory, the hopes of Team India reaching the semi-finals are alive.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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