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Indian women's cricket team's vice-captain in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Harmanpreet Kaur, is celebrating her 33rd birthday today. The Indian middle-order batter is currently preparing for India's second match in the campaign, which will be played against hosts New Zealand on Thursday. India opened its campaign with a thumping win over arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday.
Pooja Vastrakar has played 2 Tests, 14 ODIs and 24 T20Is for the Indian women's cricket team since her international debut in 2018. On Sunday, though, in what was her 14th ODI in the blue jersey of the Indian team, Vastrakar played a knock which will go down as her best performance with the bat so far and that too at a time when the team desperately needed someone to stand tall and deliver in a high pressure World Cup game. In the high-octane clash against Pakistan, in what was India's opening match in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Vastrakar was at her best with the bat. Coming in to bat at number 8, Vastrakar, who hails from Bilaspur in Madhya, Pradesh belted 67 off 59 deliveries and stitched a 122-run partnership with Sneh Rana (53 not out off 48 balls) to take India out of a tough situation. She walked in to bat with India at 114-6, at the fall of captain Mitahli Raj's wicket. Her valiant knock was studded with eight boundaries. She was adjudged the Player of the Match for what is now her highest career score across all formats.
India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by 107 runs in their opening game of the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup in Mount Maunganui on Sunday to start their campaign in the best way possible. Batting first, India looked stable at 96/1, with opener Smriti Mandhana scoring 52, before wickets in quick succession reduced them to 114/6. However, Sneh Rana's unbeaten 53 and Pooja Vastrakar's 67 helped India post a total of 244/7 from their 50 overs. In response, Rajeshwari Gayakwad had figures of 4/31 as India bowled Pakistan out for 137 to seal a comfortable win.
Her team may have beaten Pakistan by 107 runs in their Women's World Cup opener but India skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday expressed concerns about the side's batting, especially the top-order. India posted 244 for seven and bowled out for 137 to record a convincing win at the Bay Oval. "I am happy we won the first game but a lot of things to work on. When you lose wickets in the middle order, it does put a lot of pressure. The top-order has to score runs in a big tournament like this," Raj said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
India overcame a top-order wobble to beat Pakistan by 107 runs and maintain their perfect record against their opponents in the Women's World Cup on Sunday.
India dispatched a meek Pakistan by 107 runs after a record stand by Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana overcame a mid-innings slump in their Women's Cricket World Cup clash at Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
Pooja Vastrakar has made a career-best 69 in a 112-run seventh-wicket partnership with Sneh Rana to lift India to a 107-run win over Pakistan in their opening match at the Women's cricket World Cup.
ICC Women's World Cup on a rousing note on Sunday, the much-anticipated face-off ending in a no contest. Opting to bat after the coin landed in India's favour, in-form opener Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar struck useful half-centuries to help their team recover from an early wobble and post 244 for seven at the Bay Oval. As it happenedChasing a tricky target of 245, the Pakistan team fell way short of the mark and was all out for 137 in 43 overs, losing its 11th straight game against neighbours India in the 50-over format. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad did the star turn with the ball, returning with excellent figures of 4/31 after her full quota of 10 overs. Seasoned pacer Jhulan Goswami bowled very well to finish the game with impressive figures of 2/26, while there were also two wickets for Rana (2/27), capping off her fine all-round show.