One of the toughest innings I have played: Smriti Mandhana

20.02.2023 - 20:47 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Thanks to Mandhana's career-best knock, India posted 155 for six after opting to bat first in their last group match of the Women's T20 World Cup.

In their run chase, Ireland were 54 for two in 8.2 overs, when heavy rains stopped play. The DLS par score after 8.2 overs was 59, and Ireland were five runs short of that total.As the match could not be restarted, India won the match under the D/L method."The finger is fine.

One of the most toughest innings I would have played. Not the wicket but the pace they were bowling and with the wind, it got worse," Mandhana said after the match. "We were telling each other (with opening partner Shafali Verma) to try and maintain our shape.

I was batting bad and she was not timing it well," said Mandhana, who was named the player of the match for her 56-ball knock."But we were trying to discuss that and there was a lot of wind and we needed to get used to the pace they were bowling.

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It was yet another disappointing day for Royal Challengers Bangalore after they faced a 9-wicket defeat against Mumbai Indians in their previous Women's Premier League match on Monday. Opting to bat first, openers Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine provided a good start to RCB. However, MI bounced back in the fifth over and bundled out RCB for 155 with Hayley Matthews taking a three-wicket haul. Later, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side chased down the target in just 14.2 overs with Matthews playing a match-winning knock of 77 runs off 38 balls.

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