NEW DELHI: India kicked off their ICC Women’s T2o World Cup marketing campaign in model by beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 7 wickets in Cape Town. The win was India’s eleventh in 14 T20 conferences with their regional rivals. India batter Jemimah Rodrigues revealed that India’s victory was impressed by “extraordinary” celebrity Virat Kohli.
Rodrigues, who hit an unbeaten 53 off 38 deliveries to steer her facet to a win, admitted that recollections of Kohli’s blistering 82 not out off 53 balls in India’s four-wicket victory towards Pakistan within the Men’s T20 World Cup final yr had been inspirational.
“India v Pakistan matches are always a little bit more special — we spoke about it in the team meeting,” stated the 22-year-old.
“Growing up we always watched these matches. I remember watching the match at the MCG where Virat Kohli played such an extraordinary knock.
“We did talk about it however we additionally simply needed to go on the market and put our first win on the board. We simply needed to exit, play the identical cricket and with the identical depth as standard.”
Rodrigues came into the World Cup on the back of a worrying run of form which had seen her hit just one score over 30 in her last 10 T20 international innings. But on Sunday she was the star of the show, ably supported by 19-year-old wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh who made 31 not out.
“This innings means lots to me — I hadn’t been getting scores for a very long time,” Rodrigues told a news conference.
“As a batter whenever you’re not getting scores, it is undoubtedly not an pleasing time. I used to be working actually arduous within the nets, I knew I used to be ticking all of the packing containers, placing within the effort and going to the health club.
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T20 World Cup: Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh lead India to win over Pakistan
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<p>Jemimah Rodrigues and teenager Richa Ghosh took India to a seven-wicket win over Pakistan of their Women’s T20 World Cup match in Cape Town on Sunday.<br /></p>
<p>India chased down a 150-run goal to document the best profitable chase and second of all time within the historical past of the Women’s T20 World Cup.<br /></p>
<p>What had been a tense run chase changed into a snug win with an over to spare as Rodrigues and Ghosh placed on an unbeaten 58 off 33 balls.<br /></p>
<p>Rodrigues batted with calm ability to make 53 not out off 38 balls whereas Ghosh, 19, hit powerfully to attain 31 not out off 20 balls.<br /></p>
<p>Pakistan posted 149 for 4 after deciding to bat on a dry pitch. It was a complete which appeared unlikely after they had been labouring at 68 for 4 within the thirteenth over.<br /></p>
<p>But captain Bismah Maroof (68 not out) and Ayesha Naseem (43 not out) reworked the innings in an unbeaten partnership of 81 off 47 balls.<br /></p>
<p>The left-handed Bismah Maroof confronted 55 balls and hit seven fours whereas the 18-year-old Naseem hammered her runs off 25 balls, hitting two fours and two sixes.<br /></p>
<p>Naseem nearly instantly went on the assault with some highly effective hitting, together with a six past long-off in an over from the medium-paced Renuka Singh which price 18 runs.<br /></p>
<p>The Indian innings adopted an identical sample with Pakistan left-arm spinner Nashra Sadhu bowling beautifully to take two for 15 in her 4 overs.<br /></p>
<p>Sadhu dismissed Shafali Verma, who was beautifully caught on the boundary by Sidra Ameen, and Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur, leaving India needing to attain at nearly 10 runs an over within the final six overs.<br /></p>
<p>Three boundaries by Ghosh off successive balls from Aiman Anwer within the 18th over successfully settled the match.<br /></p>
“It was very tough but when it mattered the most, it came, so it was very special for me.”
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
