Port Elizabeth: Team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has heaped praise on Smriti Mandhana for helping India qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup.
The ICC T20 Women’s World Cup cricket tournament is underway in South Africa.
India – Ireland teams clashed in the league match held the day before yesterday. Batting first, the Indian team accumulated 155 runs for the loss of 6 wickets at the end of 20 overs. Smriti Mandhana, who played aggressively, scored 87 runs in 56 balls.
After that, the Irish team entered the field with the target of winning if they score 156 runs. Opener Amy Hunter was run out in the very first ball. The team had scored 54 runs for the loss of 2 wickets when heavy rain interrupted the game.
The pitch was damp as it rained non-stop. Hence, the match was abandoned and the Duckworth-Lewis system was decided.
Accordingly, India was declared victorious by 5 runs. Smriti Mandhana was announced as the heroine of the match. Following this, the Indian team progressed to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said:
It was a very good game for us. When we first played Smriti Mandana did well and scored runs. He laid a good foundation and we headed for a strong score. Smriti Mandhana was the reason why the team advanced to the semi-finals. Let’s play well in the upcoming matches as well. This is what he said.
