Mohammad Kaif Describes Rise Of Indian Women’s Cricket In Past 3 Years As “Phenomenal” | Cricket News

Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif on Monday mentioned Indian girls’s cricket has observed a beautiful upward thrust after Harmapreet Kaur played a match-winning knock of 171 runs within the semi-final of the 50-over Ladies’s Global Cup in 2017. On at the present time 3 years in the past, Kaur had scored 171 runs off simply 115 balls in opposition to Australia on the County Floor in Derby and guided the aspect to last of the event.

“3 years again, on at the present time, Harmanpreet Kaur hit 171* (115) v Australia in Global Cup semi-final. High quality innings underneath force. The upward push of Indian girls’s cricket up to now 3 years has been out of the ordinary @ImHarmanpreet,” Kaif tweeted.

3 years again, on at the present time, Harmanpreet Kaur hit 171*(115) v Australia in Global Cup semi-final. High quality innings underneath force. The upward push of Indian girls’s cricket up to now 3 years has been out of the ordinary @ImHarmanpreet pic.twitter.com/6fy8IqvLNX

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 20, 2020

The fit used to be decreased to 42 overs according to aspect because of rain. India had gained the toss and the Mithali Raj-led aspect elected to bat first.

India used to be decreased to 35/2 within the 10th over as Smriti Mandhana (6) and Punam Raut (14) have been despatched again to the pavilion.

It used to be then, that Harmanpreet joined Mithali Raj within the heart and the duo went directly to shape a 66-run stand. Mithali (36) used to be despatched again to the pavilion within the 25th over, however Harmanpreet endured to march on for India.

Harmanpreet discovered strengthen in Deepti Sharma and each batters shaped a 137-run stand for the fourth wicket.

The suitable-handed Harmanpreet registered 20 fours and 7 sixes in her innings to take India’s overall to 281/four within the allocated 42 overs. India then effectively defended the overall, bowling Australia out for 245 runs.

Deepti Sharma scalped 3 wickets whilst Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey registered two wickets each and every. India controlled to go into the finals of the event, and Harmanpreet used to be declared because the Participant of the Fit.

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The Mithali Raj-led aspect, then again, stumbled to a loss in opposition to hosts England within the last on the Lord”s Cricket Floor.

Previous this yr, India reached the summit conflict of the ICC Ladies’s T20 Global Cup however didn’t clutch the name as Australia gained the fit via 85 runs at Melbourne Cricket Floor.