NEW DELHI: Younger India wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh pulled off an absolute stunner to eliminate Pakistan’s Fatima Sana within the Ladies’s T20 World Cup marquee conflict in Dubai on Sunday.
Showcasing terrific reflexes and athleticism, Ghosh, standing as much as leg-spinner Asha Sobhana, dived to her proper, pulling off a one-handed blinder.
The incident passed off on the ultimate ball of the 14th over when a harmful Fatima tried a slog-sweep off an Asha supply.
With the ball getting a pleasant spin and bounce, it scratched the outside-edge of Fatima’s and regarded like going additional away. Nevertheless, Ghosh put her proper hand out and the ball simply caught into her glove, leaving batter Fatima and commentators in full disbelief.
Richa had a sub-par outing behind the stumps within the opener towards New Zealand the place she had dropped a sitter. However on Sunday, she redeemed herself with a miraculous catch and was additionally concerned in a stumping of opener Muneeba Ali.
In India’s second Group A conflict of the T20 World Cup, bowlers starred as Pakistan had been restricted to a lowly 105 for eight after they opted to bat first.
Whereas Arundhati Reddy picked up three wickets, Shreyanka Patil grabbed a pair. Asha, Deepti Sharma and Renuka Thakur grabbed a wicket apiece for the Indian aspect.
For Pakistan, Nida Dar (28) was the highest scorer as they misplaced six batters on single-digit scores.
Earlier, favourites India misplaced their opener towards the Kiwis by 58 runs and are in a must-win scenario towards Pakistan.
