On Sunday, June 28, when the Indian women’s cricket team took on Australia in a high-voltage Group A match of the ICC T20 Women’s Cricket World Cup, the view from both the stands and the field was something to behold. A huge crowd gathered to watch the great match played at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground where all eyes were on the legendary Indian men’s cricket team player Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma.
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These two former openers and many eminent personalities from the cricketing world were present in the stands to boost the morale of the Indian team captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, making the atmosphere of the stadium completely colored in the colors of cricket.
Gathering of veterans in the stands
When the cameras repeatedly moved towards the VIP stands of the stadium, the happiness of the fans knew no bounds. Virat Kohli was spotted cheering on Team India with his wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma at Lord’s Home of Cricket Stadium. At the same time, Shikhar Dhawan also came to enjoy the match with Sophie Shine. Apart from these two, former India head coach Ravi Shastri was also present.
“do or die” competition
This match is nothing less than a litmus test for the Indian women’s team. In fact, after South Africa beat Bangladesh, the equations became such that it is very important for India to win this match against Australia at all costs to secure their berth in the semi-finals. On the other hand, the Kangaroo team has not yet lost a single match in the tournament and is already very close to the semi-finals thanks to its excellent net running speed. In such a tense match, the Indian Lionesses gave a tough fight to the Kangaroos.
Harmanpreet’s turbulent possibilities
Star openers Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma gave a very strong and confident start to the Indian team, who came out to bat first after the toss. Together they put together a brilliant partnership, putting on 66 runs in 9.1 overs for the first wicket. After the opening players returned to the pavilion, captain Harmanpreet Kaur took charge herself and took custody of the Kangaroos bowlers as soon as they entered the field. Harmanpreet set a new record by scoring the fastest half-century by any Indian player in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup. He completed his fifty in just 25 balls.
India posted a good score of 170 runs.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur faced just 27 balls and played a brilliant innings of 56 runs with the help of 6 fours and 3 skyscraper sixes. Thanks to his storm, India scored a big and difficult total of 170 runs, losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.
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