“The finisher of India”- Twitter erupts as Richa Ghosh finishes in style as India register comfortable win over West Indies
Her boundary to Smailia Connel did the job as India registered another comfortable win.
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India played their second match against West Indies at the ongoing 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday (February 15) at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. After snatching victory from Pakistan in their first match, Harmanpreet Kaur’s women continued the same by winning their second match by six wickets against Hayley Matthews and co.
Chasing a target of 119, India got off to a fiery start with openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana stitching 32 runs. But Karishma Ramharack got rid of the dangerous Mandhana in the fourth over. Soon Jemimah Rodrigues walked back after scoring one run. A few overs later, Ramharack trapped Shafali Verma as well. Shafali played a knock of 28 runs off 23 balls, including five boundaries.
Then skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh took the responsibility on their shoulders to win the match. Kaur played a slow knock of 33 runs from 42 balls, while Ghosh, who remained unbeaten, hit five boundaries to score 44 runs from 32 balls to steer the team to the target. Her boundary to Smailia Connell did the job as India registered another comfortable win.
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Check how Twitter reacted to Richa Ghosh’s knock and India’s win
Earlier, West Indies captain Hayley Matthews won the toss and opted to bat first. Stafaine Taylore scored the most for her team with 42 runs from 40 balls. Apart from her, Shemaine Campbelle added 30 runs from 36 balls to take West Indies to 118/6 in 20 overs. India’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who scalped three wickets, became the highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is (men and women) when she completed her 100 scalps in this match.
Harmanpreet Kaur and co. will be playing their third Group match against England on Saturday (February 18) in Port Elizabeth. West Indies will be playing against Ireland in their next Group match on Friday (February 17) in Cape Town.
England are currently occupying the top position in Group B’s point table with four points, followed by India with the same number of points. In Group A, defending champions Australia are at the top with four points, followed by Sri Lanka with four points.
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