Cricket: INDW vs AUSW at CWG 2022: Harmanpreet Kaur’s Fifty Leads India To 154/8

Cricket: Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian team performed brilliantly with the bat in their Commonwealth Games match. The team won the toss against Australia (IND vs AUS) and played first, scoring 154 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 52 off 34 balls while Shafali Verma scored 48 off 33 balls. Women’s cricket has been included for the first time in the Games (Commonwealth Games 2022). In this way, Harmanpreet has become the first player to score a half-century.

Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat. Opener Smriti Mandhana got off to a good start. She scored 24 off 17 balls. 5 fours. However, she could not make her innings big and fell prey to fast bowler Brown. Yastika Bhatia landed at No.3 and was dismissed for 8 off 12 balls. Meanwhile, Shefali Verma showed an aggressive attitude. However, she could not score a half-century.

Shafali Verma was dismissed for 48 off 33 balls. 9 fours hit. The strike rate was 145. Meanwhile, Jemimah Rodrigues was dismissed for 11 off 12 balls. Meanwhile, the team looked under pressure. After 15 overs, the score was 115 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. After this, Harmanpreet Kaur took over the team from one end. He scored 52 off 34 balls. Hit 8 fours and a six. Due to this, the team could reach 150 runs. She reached a half-century off 31 balls

The Indian team scored 39 runs in the last 5 overs. In such a situation, the team was able to make a struggling score. Jess Jonassen, the left-arm spin from Australia, did well. He took 4 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs. Megan Schutt also got 2 wickets. This match is important for the only teams. Only 2 teams from each group will find a place in the semi-finals.