The Indian women's team defeated Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the Women's T-20 World Cup on Wednesday. The team scored 172 runs losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. Then Sri Lanka were all out for 90 runs. India's substitute player Radha Yadav took 3 brilliant catches. Harmanpreet Kaur was spared due to a review, after which she played an innings of 52 runs off 27 balls.
Moments of India-Sri Lanka match…
1. Harmanpreet Kaur survives with a review Inoka Ranveera bowled the fourth ball of the 14th over off stump for Sri Lanka. Harmanpreet Kaur, who was on strike, tried to play a sweep, but the ball failed to stick. The Sri Lankan team made a strong appeal, but the field umpire dismissed it. Sri Lanka decided to review this. UltraEdge confirmed that the bat had hit the ball. So the TV umpire also gave the not out decision.
Harmanpreet Kaur played an unbeaten innings of 52 runs.
2. Kawisha dropped the catch of Jemimah Rodriguez Sri Lankan player Kavisha Dilhari dropped an easy catch of Jemimah Rodriguez on the second ball of the 16th over. Sugandhika bowled the second ball of the over off stump. Rodriguez, who was on strike, stepped forward and played a shot towards deep mid-wicket. Kavisha ran towards the ball and tried to catch it, the ball landed in her hand, but she could not catch it.
3. Substitute player Radha Yadav took 3 catches On the second ball of the first over of Sri Lanka's innings, substitute Radha Yadav ran back and took a brilliant catch from opener Vishmi Gunaratne. Vishmi did not understand the second ball of Renuka Singh's over and played the ball in the air.
Radha, present at backward point, came running backwards and dived to take a brilliant catch. At first he tried to catch it with both hands, but as the ball was away, he had to catch it with only one hand.
As the ball was away, Radha dived and took the catch with one hand.
Radha took another catch on the second ball of the 15th over. Asha Shobhana bowls a full length ball on the stumps. Inoshi Priyadarshini tried to sweep, but one of the best fielders, Radha, caught him at deep midwicket.
Arundhati Reddy bowled the second ball of the 19th over fuller length off stump. Ama Kanchana attempted a slog sweep, but was easily caught at deep mid-wicket by substitute fielder Radha Yadav.
Records…
1. Harmanpreet's fifty in 27 balls Harmanpreet Kaur played an unbeaten innings of 52 runs in this match. Harmanpreet completed his fifty in 27 balls. With this, she became the fastest half-century scorer for India in the Women's T20 World Cup. He left Smriti Mandhana behind. Who scored fifty in 31 balls against Australia in 2018.
2. Shefali Verma 5th Indian to score 2000 runs in T-20 Internationals Shefali Verma played an innings of 43 runs against Sri Lanka. Shefali achieved a milestone by scoring 18 runs in this match. He completed 2000 runs in T-20 Internationals. She became only the fifth Indian to do so. Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj and Jemimah Rodriguez have achieved this feat before her.
20th 50+ run partnership between Mandhana-Shefali In the match against Sri Lanka, Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma put on a partnership of 98 runs off 77 balls. With this, both the pair have become the first pair to have the highest 50+ run partnership in Women's T20 Internationals. The duo has equaled Australia's Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney, who have also shared 50+ runs only 20 times.
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