Richa Ghosh, Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma thrashed the Sri Lankan bowlers.Image Credit source: PTI
Team India, which became world champion under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, continues to perform brilliantly. The Indian team, which has already won the T20 series against Sri Lanka, made a new record in the fourth match. Batting first in this match, India made its highest score in T20 cricket due to the explosive batting of Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma and Richa Ghosh. During this period, Indian batsmen hit a total of 36 boundaries, while Smriti and Shefali scored impressive half-centuries.
Mandhana-Shefali started, Shefali ended
Team India came out to bat first in the fourth match of the series in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday 28 December. In the last three matches he had won while chasing. In such a situation, the batsmen of Team India got a chance to play big innings and no one wasted it. its beginning Smriti Mandhana And the opening pair of Shefali Verma did it. Together, they made a strong opening partnership of 162 runs in just 15.2 overs.
During this, first Shefali scored her third consecutive half-century of the series in 30 balls. Mandhana, who had failed in the last three matches, scored her first half-century in 35 balls. Both the batsmen missed the century but the foundation of a big score was ready. Then the finishing touch was put on it by explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh, who was promoted to number three and this proved to be a beneficial decision. Richa wreaked havoc and scored unbeaten 40 runs in just 16 balls, which included 4 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also scored 16 runs in 10 balls.
Team India made the biggest score
Overall, all four batsmen of Team India together hit 36 boundaries, which included 8 sixes and 28 fours. On the basis of these innings, the Indian team scored a huge score of 221 runs after losing 2 wickets. This is the biggest score of the Indian women’s team in T20 cricket. Earlier, Team India had scored 217 runs against West Indies in 2024. The third biggest score is 205 runs, which came against England this year.