"Happy To Have Found The Touch": Smriti Mandhana On Her Stunning Form In Commonwealth Games

06.08.2022 - 17:45 sports.ndtv.com

Smriti Mandhana may have laid the platform for India's memorable semifinal win against England with her blistering 61 but the stylish opener says it is Sneh Rana's "amazing" death overs bowling that will be remembered for ages.

Rana (4-0-28-2) and Deepti Sharma (4-0-18-1) fashioned India's memorable win after Mandhana recorded the fastest half-century in T20 cricket. "In matches like this, roles have to be changed.

Deepti's overs in the middle were important. Rana was amazing bowling with only three fielders in the deep. That will be remembered for a long time," Mandhana said after the game.

For Mandhana, it was more important to win at any cost, having lost some close games including the 2017 ODI World Cup final. "I was trying to remember the last-ball matches and hoped we would get over the line.

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