Article
Netizens Applauds As India Reaches T20 World Cup Semi-final
By CricShots - Feb 27, 2020 3:04 pm
Views 58

India women’s cricket team produced yet another phenomenal bowling performance to remain unbeaten in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 on Thursday, beating New Zealand women by three runs at the Manuka Oval, Canberra. With this win, India becomes the first team to reach the semi-finals and the netizens on Twitter applauded the team. With India through from Group A, only one from either defending champions Australia or New Zealand will reach the knockouts.

shafali
Shafali Verma got another man of the match award

India defended a total of 133, with New Zealand taking the same to agonizingly close to the target courtesy lower-order batter Amelia Kerr’s 19-ball unbeaten 34-run knock, that had India under the pump late in the match.

After being put in to bat, India again had a whirlwind start with Shafali Verma, who was dropped twice, racing to a 38-ball 46. However, Smriti Mandhana dragged one on to her stumps off Lea Tahuhu in the 3rd over for 11, then came Tanya Bhatia, who scored briskly to support Verma. Tanya added 23 off 25 balls as he stitched a 51-run partnership with Verma.

ALSO READ: Prithvi Shaw Misses Practice Session Due To Foot Injury

However, with Bhatia’s wicket, India another middle-order collapse losing four wickets for just 36 runs. But, useful contributions down the order from Shikha Pandey (10*) and Radha Yadav (14), pushed India’s total to 133/8.

netizens
Indian bowlers were too hot to handle for New Zealand

In reply, New Zealand never got the momentum they were looking for as they lost their top-three cheaply, including the big wickets of Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine. The latter mistimed a full toss off Poonam Yadav to Radha Yadav at extra cover. Maddy Green and Katey Martin then revived Nz’s chase with a stand of 43 runs for the fourth wicket.

ALSO READ: Ajinkya Rahane Urges Indian Players To Forgot The Wellington Loss

But, with the asking rate going up, both the well-set batters perished trying to up the ante. India looked to be cruising comfortably towards a win but Kerr took 18 runs off Poonam Yadav’s final over – the 19 of the match – and brought down the equation to 16 off 6. However, Pandey successfully defended 16 in the final over as he gave away just 12.

Here is how netizens reacted to India’s win:

https://twitter.com/varusarath/status/1232923772086181894?s=20

https://twitter.com/varusarath/status/1232855551127646208?s=20