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‘Itna chota sa target bhi chase nahin hua’ – Fans upset as India Women lose first ODI against Bangladesh in low-scoring affair
In the first ODI in Mirpur, Bangladesh and India locked horns. The visitors, India were coming off a 2-1 series win against the same opponents a few days back. Notably, the Indian batting during the series was awful as they had to defend 92 runs in the second T20I. Meanwhile, in the first ODI, the Women In Blue won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The Green Brigade opener, Sharmin Akhtar bagged an 18-ball duck. In fact, not many of the Bangladesh batters got going as the game with the game was impacted by rain. The wicket wasn’t helping the willow wielders’ cause either. For India, Amanjyot Kaur made her debut and took a four-for in. Devika Vaidya, the left-arm wrist spinner took two and Deepti Sharma took one.
The home team was bowled out for 152 runs in 43 overs with one over to go. No player scored a fifty and the highest scorer for the team was skipper Nigar Sultana (39).
India failed to chase down a meager target
In reply, the visitors had a poor start as they lost five wickets for 61 runs. Priya Punia (10), who replaced Shafali Varma, failed to make an impact. On the other hand, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (11), skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (5), and Jemimah Rodrigues (10) were a big letdown.
At this stage, the likes of all-rounder Deepti Sharma and debutant, Amanjyot put together 30 runs for the sixth wicket. Things were going well before the likes of Marufa Akhter and Rabeya Khan combined for a team hat-trick. This marked the end of India’s hopes as they needed quite a lot of runs with only two wickets left.
In the end, India was bowled out for 113 runs, losing the game by 40 runs via DLS method.
This is how Twitter reacted
No Shafali Verma in the Indian team today
1st time she has been dropped since the ODI WC last year
Priya Punia & Jemimah Rodrigues return to the playing XI for the 1st time since 2021
Bareddy Anusha & Amanjot Kaur are India's ODI caps no 138 &139#BANvIND
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) July 16, 2023
That's the pitch they make to win. Bangladesh won by 4-1 against Aussies in 2021. Also 2-1 vs India in 2022.#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/yniptXcnnV
— Shivi (@Harman_stan) July 16, 2023
Will we even make the knockouts in Bangladesh next year? #BANvIND
— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) July 16, 2023
This might have been the longest batting line up for India women. No:1 to 11 are recognised batters esp for their domestic teams. Still unable to chase the target of 153. #BANvIND
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) July 16, 2023
HISTORY FOR BANGLADESH
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TALE
TAKE A BOW 🙌🙌🙌#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/A3FucdxDoG— Ashwini Ujwal Patil (@AshwiniPatil_23) July 16, 2023
Bangladesh have now beaten Indian in each of the last two matches
They had beaten India only twice in their entire cricketing history before this
Really embarrassing tour for India so far#BANvIND
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) July 16, 2023
#BANvIND
India woman's 😁😁😁😁 pic.twitter.com/gxmBK72eNk— joshi manish (@JoshiMannu5feb) July 16, 2023
Congratulations girls ❤️ You have done it. Creating history by beating India for the very first time in ODIs. Hopefully this is the first of many such glorifying wins coming in the future.#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/DUSrAkxqIR
— Mahi (@kexo654) July 16, 2023
As a friend rightly pointed out, Anusha Bareddy was not even among India A's 5 1st choice spinners in the Emerging Teams Cup last month
Now she's suddenly in the Indian T20I & ODI playing XIs
Feel for her because she's clearly not ready for international cricket yet#BANvIND
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) July 16, 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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