Anushka Sharma got a big opportunity. (Photo- PTI)
IND W vs SA W 2nd T20I: The Indian women’s cricket team is playing a five-match T20 series against South Africa. The second match of the series is being played at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. In this match, Team India gave a chance to 23 year old young batting all-rounder Anushka Sharma for her international debut. In the first match of the series, South Africa defeated India by six wickets and took a 1-0 lead. In such a situation, this is an important match for Team India, where Anushka Sharma would like to leave her mark.
Anushka Sharma got a big opportunity
Anushka Sharma is a domestic cricketer from Madhya Pradesh and is known as a batting all-rounder. He has performed well since the Under-19 level and has consistently made headlines at the senior level as well. She had scored 207 runs for Madhya Pradesh in the last Senior Women’s T20 Trophy. While playing for Central Zone in the Interzonal Trophy, he scored 155 runs at a strike rate of 125 and also took 7 wickets. On the basis of this excellent form, she got a place in the Gujarat Giants team in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), where she scored 177 runs in 7 matches.
Apart from this, Anushka also scored 116 runs in 5 innings in the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament held in Bangkok with India A team and played an important role in helping the team win the title. Let us tell you, the Indian team has made some changes in this match. Apart from Anushka Sharma, Kranti Gaur has been included in the playing eleven. Renuka Singh Thakur and Kashvi Gautam have been given rest. The rest of the team’s combination has remained almost intact.
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That special debut moment
Congratulations to Anushka Sharma on receiving her T20I cap from captain Harmanpreet Kaur 🧢👏
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Playing 11 of both teams
India’s playing eleven: Shefali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Arundhati Reddy, Anushka Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Deepti Sharma, Sri Charani, Kranti Gaur.
South Africa’s playing eleven: Laura Wolvaardt (captain), Sune Luus, Tajmin Britts, Anne Dirksen, Anneke Bosch, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta (wicketkeeper), Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba.
