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‘China ki zameen se Gold aya hai’ – Fans react as India Women beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs to win Gold in Asian Games 2023
In the gold-medal match between India and Sri Lanka, the Women In Blue were looking to recreate the Men’s Asia Cup 2023 glory. On the other hand, the Lankan Lionesses were looking to avenge their men. Meanwhile, in this game, the Women’s Asia Cup holders won the toss and elected to bat first. The wicket was extremely difficult to bat on, especially for new batters.
With the bat, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side had a poor start. Shafali Varma (9 off 15 balls) was stumped by Anushka Sanjeewani off Sugnadika Kumari. At 16/1, the likes of vice-captain Smirti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues put together 73 runs for the second wicket. They looked like getting the team past 120-130. However, apart from them, no player managed to get past double figures. From 89/1, the team was reduced to 116/7.
For the Lankans, Udeshika Prabodhani, Kumari, and Inoka Ranaweera took two wickets each.
India defends its lowest total in their history
In reply, the island nation-based side had a poor start as they lost three wickets for 14 runs. All these wickets were picked by Titas Sadhu, the graduate of the U19 World Cup 2023 winning campaign early this year. At this stage, Hasini Perera and Nilakshi de Silva put together 37 runs for the fourth wicket.
With a few boundaries in between, both batters kept their side in the game. However, after getting hit for a four and a six, Rajeshwari Gaekwad took her revenge as she took out Perera in the 10th over. After this, the Indian bowlers managed to keep the run flow in check and increased the required run rate and problems for their opposition.
Sadhu, who took the first three wickets, bowled the most economical spell in women’s cricket. She bowled out her quota of four overs and conceded only six runs, equalling Radha Yadav’s 4-2-6-3 against West Indies in 2019. Meanwhile, in the end, India managed to win the Gold Medal by 19 runs. The Lankans were restricted to 97/8
This is how Twitter reacted
Team India won the gold 🥇🥇#AsianGames2022 #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/fed648gzYs
— CRICKET FAN (@Rishi174911) September 25, 2023
GOLD MEDAL ALERT 🏅🚨
Indian Women Cricket Team Brings Home the Gold Medal at Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 By beating Sri Lanka 🇮🇳✨Great knock by Smriti Mandana 💪#IndiaAtAsianGames #IndiaAtAG #BharatAtAG22 #AsianGames2022 #AsianGames2023 #TeamIndia #Cheer4India #Cricket pic.twitter.com/PD1f61VLEB
— India at Asian Games 2023 🇮🇳 (@indiaasiangames) September 25, 2023
The winning moment. They’ve done it.#AsianGames2022 #IndiaWomen #Gold pic.twitter.com/sSPft6PVzg
— चिरकुट ज़िंदगी (@Chirayu_Jain26) September 25, 2023
India 🇮🇳Womens cricket team win gold medal 🥇🏆in #AsianGames2023 #TejRan#IndiaAtAsianGames #goldmedal#AsianGames2022 #WorldRecord
Indian team beat Srilanka by 19runs…🇮🇳🔥#SmritiMandhana -46(45)#Rodrigues-42(40)
Titas sandhu-3w
R.gayakwad-2w pic.twitter.com/IfyKsL49lv— Saurav (SG) (@oye_sg) September 25, 2023
As expected Indian Women’s Cricket teams wins the Gold in #AsianGames2023. This is 2nd Gold of India. Of 6 must win Gold one is done. India Women’s Cricket team is now #AsianGames2022 Champion.
Women Cricket Team – ✅https://t.co/RtmdMGOMox pic.twitter.com/ZAfWLo605m— Ganesh (@me_ganesh14) September 25, 2023
GOLD MEDAL🥇
Congratulations to our Indian Women’s Team to win the Gold Medal in #AsianGames2022.
What an excellent batting performance of Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues and class bowling of Titas Sandhu.
Credit goes to all the players
Harmanpreet Kaur 🫡🇮🇳. #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/ld9FrOwIFG— Kishan Kishor (@itskishankishor) September 25, 2023
Congratulations Indian Women’s Cricket team on Winning Prestigious Gold Medal at Asian Games 🏅#AsianGames2023 #IndiaAtAG23 #GoldMedal #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/F27AWFFJL8
— Ramesh bishnoi (@Rameshb77896209) September 25, 2023
Indian Women Cricket team win the Gold medal in Asian games first time ever in China beating Sri Lanka. #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/1TZw5b3xsx
— Deshraj Singh (@DeshrajH) September 25, 2023
Congratulations Indian Women’s Cricket team on Winning Prestigious Gold Medal at Asian Games 🏅#AsianGames2023 #IndiaAtAG23 #GoldMedal #AsianGames2022 #ShubmanGill #ICCWorldCup #TigerKaMessage pic.twitter.com/p53b2ZbrOP
— Arbaz Dhande (@arbaaz_dhande) September 25, 2023
Congratulations to the Indian Women’s Cricket Team on winning the gold medal at the Asian Games 2023…!!!#AsianGames2023 #Cricket #WomensCricket #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/nbXMuc2qha
— Pulkit Trigun (@PulkitTrigun45) September 25, 2023
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Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry star in RCB women’s comeback win against UP Warriorz in WPL 2024
RCB women overcame UP Warriorz by 23 runs to clinch their third win of the season. The home side outperformed Warriorz in all the facets of the game and emerged victorious. A collective team effort, particularly with the bat, helped RCB women to beat Warriorz for the second time in the season. They now have three wins in their five matches in the WPL 2024.
Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to field first. Given how things have panned out in the league so far, it needed a great batting performance from RCB to challenge the chasing side. The home side did exactly that. They were full of intent which was lacking in the last few games. Right from the start, S Meghana and Smriti Mandhana smashed the bowlers.
It was the night of the RCB skipper. The Southpaw scored 80(50) in her stay. S Meghana perished after a valuable 28(21). Ellyse Perry batted well and registered her first fifty of the WPL 2024. She was aided well towards the end by Richa Ghosh whose 21(10) propelled RCB to a score of 198 on the board. It was the highest team total in the WPL 2024.
Alyssa Healy’s efforts go in vain
Chasing the daunting total, UP Warriorz were off to a flier. The opening duo of Healy and Kiran Navgire gave a fiery start to the visiting side. When the two were batting in the PP overs, it seemed like the Warriorz could pull off an insane chase. However, Sophie Devine brought RCB back into the game with crucial wickets. At Bengaluru, the home crowd was literally behind the RCB women.
It helped the home side to stay calm and do their job with ease. Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana were the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 2/29 each in their spell of four overs. While Healy scored a fifty and Deepti tried her best in the death overs, ten daunting targets could not be chased down. Despite the early hiccups, RCB managed to restrict UP Warriorz to a score of 175 and won by 23 runs.
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WATCH: Ellyse Perry in disbelief as her six breaks car’s window
Ellyse Perry smashed a six in the match against UP Warriorz in the WPL 2024. It was an interesting six as the ball travelled towards the boundary ropes and fell exactly on the window of the car. As a result, the glass of the window was broken. The car is set to be provided as a reward for the player of the tournament.
It was the over of Deepti Sharma towards the last few moments of RCB’s innings. Before Perry struck, the home side was in a great position in the match, thanks to a great start provided by Smriti Mandhana. The star batter scored 80 (50) and shined in front of the home crowd. Her form helped RCB to have a good momentum towards the death overs.
Watch the viral video here –
ELLYSE PERRY HAS BROKE THE GLASS OF THE CAR…!!! 🤯
– The reaction of Perry was priceless!! pic.twitter.com/zaxiQLLN1r
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 4, 2024
Perry, who was struggling till that point, opened up and smashed the bowlers for fun. She went hard against the spinners like Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma who were asked to bowl at the death. The right-handed batter smashed back-to-back sixes in the over of Sharma. One of those travelled towards the mid-wicket region where the car was stationed. The video of her shot has gone viral on X.
RCB teammates laugh, Ellyse Perry in disbelief
As the ball fell on the car and damaged the window, the fans erupted. There was no end to the joy of the fans who started chanting “Perry.. Perry..” and lit the atmosphere of the stadium. However, Perry was in disbelief. As she saw the impact of the ball damaging the car’s window, the Australian batter could not believe her eyes and thought about what she had just done.
On the other hand, the RCB teammates of Perry were in awe of the shot. They looked at the replays and appreciated the shot of Perry. At the same time, players like Sophie Molineux and Sophie Devine had a laugh about the car’s window getting damaged. Ellyse scored a fifty and helped her team score 198 runs with her batting in front of the home crowd.
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Praveen Kumar addresses Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer’s negligence of taking part in Ranji Trophy
Praveen Kumar has given his opinion on the preferences of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer in recent times. The duo did not take part in the Ranji Trophy matches for their respective teams despite being fit. It did not go well with the Indian Cricket Board which landed the duo without a ventral contract which was announced a few days back.
Praveen Kumar has reacted to the issue recently. The former India pacer claimed that he has been of an opinion on the issue for a long time. Praveen felt that one should definitely earn money but not at the cost of neglecting to play for domestic and national teams. The right-arm pacer felt that players today are having a certain mentality which is not good.
The former pacer claimed that the players have a mindset that they can rest for a month before taking part in the IPL, thereby bypassing playing for their national team or the domestic teams. Praveen felt that the players could not resist letting go of money which they could earn by taking part in the IPL and other T20 leagues (For foreign players).
‘Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun’ – Praveen Kumar
“This thing is now firmly in the mind of players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun,” said Praveen in the interview. He claimed that youngsters these days are spoilt and are behind money. The former RCB pacer felt that it is not fair on the part of the young players to neglect the country over the IPL.
Kumar felt that a player needs to maintain a balance between playing for the IPL team and for the country. He felt that money is an important factor, but not at the cost of playing for the national team. “But this is not fair at all. A player needs to balance things. Money is important, but this (giving franchise cricket the priority) is wrong,” said the former Indian bowler in the interview.
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