CWG 2022: Indian women's cricket team mauls Barbados by 100 runs, qualifies for semifinals

04.08.2022 - 01:01 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India posted a competitive 162 for 4 on the back of a fine unbeaten half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues (56 not out off 46 balls) and a 26-ball 43 from opener Shafali Verma.

The Indians then restricted Barbados to 62 for 8 in 20 overs with Renuka bamboozling the Barbados batters with an impressive spell.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh and Radha Yadav chipped in with a wicket apiece. Kyshona Knight was the top-scorer for Barbados with 16 while Shakera Selman made 12.

Seven of their batters failed to reach double-digit figures. Barbados were dismissed for 64 in their nine-wicket defeat against Australia in an earlier match.

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MS Dhoni. On Sunday, India had bowled, fielded and batted extremely well to put themselves in the driver's seat against the mighty Aussies. However, poised for a win when Harmanpreet Kaur (65) and Jemimah Rodrigues were going great guns in their 96-run partnership that took them to 118 for two in the 15th over chasing 162, India, needing just 44 off 33 balls, self-destructed in spectacular fashion, losing eight wickets for 34 runs in 30 balls to crash to 152 all out.

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