NEW DELHI: Pooja Vastrakar delivered a masterful bowling efficiency, propelling the Indian girls’s cricket workforce to their first-ever Asian Video games remaining with a powerful eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a one-sided semi-final match on Sunday.
Proper-arm seamer Pooja Vastrakar, a late addition to the squad rather than Anjali Sarvani, delivered a career-best efficiency with figures of 4/17 in 4 overs. Her excellent bowling led to Bangladesh being dismissed for a paltry 51 runs in 17.5 overs – their lowest-ever T20 rating in opposition to India.
Vastrakar, alongside her youthful new-ball accomplice Titas Sadhu (1/10 in Four overs), exploited the circumstances and extracted most profit from the pitch’s bounce. Bangladesh struggled to manage, with solely their skipper Nigar Sultana (12) managing to achieve double figures.
Because it occurred: India vs Bangladesh
The chase of 52 runs was a simple affair, achieved in simply 8.2 overs. Kanika Ahuja (1 not out) and Jemimah Rodrigues (20 not out) led India to victory, regardless of the early dismissals of skipper Smriti Mandhana (7) and Shafali (17).
This victory was additionally candy revenge for the ladies’s workforce, who needed to play with out their common captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, as a consequence of a two-match suspension. Harmanpreet was suspended following her public outburst and criticism of the standard of Bangladeshi umpiring throughout an away collection a couple of months in the past.
The Indian girls’s workforce made a powerful assertion with their dominant efficiency within the semi-final.
Pooja Vastrakar made a right away influence, taking a wicket off the very first supply of the match. Her well-pitched supply with further bounce compelled Shathi Rani (0) to edge the ball to Richa Ghosh behind the stumps. In the identical over, she dismissed Shamima Sultana with an off-cutter, leaving Bangladesh in disarray.
With three wickets in her first three overs, Vastrakar put India firmly in management. Titas Sadhu, who performed a pivotal position in India’s U19 World Cup triumphs, bowled with tempo and bounce, troubling the batters.
The partnership of Titas and Vastrakar yielded 18 dot balls every, placing Bangladesh below immense strain. When the three spinners – off-spinner Deepti Sharma (0/Four in 2 overs), left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (1/Eight in 3.5 overs), and leg-spinner Devika Vaidya (1/Zero in 1 over) got here into play, India’s victory was all however sealed.
The ball gripped off the floor, providing vital flip, which additional troubled the Bangladeshi batters. A few run-outs added to Bangladesh’s distress, finishing India’s complete victory and securing their place within the Asian Video games remaining.
Temporary Scores: Bangladesh 51 in 17.5 overs (Pooja Vastrakar 4/17) misplaced to India 52/2 in 8.2 overs (Shafali Verma 17, Jemimah Rodrigues 20 not out).
(With inputs from PTI)
Proper-arm seamer Pooja Vastrakar, a late addition to the squad rather than Anjali Sarvani, delivered a career-best efficiency with figures of 4/17 in 4 overs. Her excellent bowling led to Bangladesh being dismissed for a paltry 51 runs in 17.5 overs – their lowest-ever T20 rating in opposition to India.
Vastrakar, alongside her youthful new-ball accomplice Titas Sadhu (1/10 in Four overs), exploited the circumstances and extracted most profit from the pitch’s bounce. Bangladesh struggled to manage, with solely their skipper Nigar Sultana (12) managing to achieve double figures.
Because it occurred: India vs Bangladesh
The chase of 52 runs was a simple affair, achieved in simply 8.2 overs. Kanika Ahuja (1 not out) and Jemimah Rodrigues (20 not out) led India to victory, regardless of the early dismissals of skipper Smriti Mandhana (7) and Shafali (17).
This victory was additionally candy revenge for the ladies’s workforce, who needed to play with out their common captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, as a consequence of a two-match suspension. Harmanpreet was suspended following her public outburst and criticism of the standard of Bangladeshi umpiring throughout an away collection a couple of months in the past.
The Indian girls’s workforce made a powerful assertion with their dominant efficiency within the semi-final.
Pooja Vastrakar made a right away influence, taking a wicket off the very first supply of the match. Her well-pitched supply with further bounce compelled Shathi Rani (0) to edge the ball to Richa Ghosh behind the stumps. In the identical over, she dismissed Shamima Sultana with an off-cutter, leaving Bangladesh in disarray.
With three wickets in her first three overs, Vastrakar put India firmly in management. Titas Sadhu, who performed a pivotal position in India’s U19 World Cup triumphs, bowled with tempo and bounce, troubling the batters.
The partnership of Titas and Vastrakar yielded 18 dot balls every, placing Bangladesh below immense strain. When the three spinners – off-spinner Deepti Sharma (0/Four in 2 overs), left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (1/Eight in 3.5 overs), and leg-spinner Devika Vaidya (1/Zero in 1 over) got here into play, India’s victory was all however sealed.
The ball gripped off the floor, providing vital flip, which additional troubled the Bangladeshi batters. A few run-outs added to Bangladesh’s distress, finishing India’s complete victory and securing their place within the Asian Video games remaining.
Temporary Scores: Bangladesh 51 in 17.5 overs (Pooja Vastrakar 4/17) misplaced to India 52/2 in 8.2 overs (Shafali Verma 17, Jemimah Rodrigues 20 not out).
(With inputs from PTI)
