Mithali Raj guided India to a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan. (Source: File)
A half-century by Mithali Raj guided India to a seven-wicket victory against arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World T20 in Providence, Guyana on Sunday. India chased down the target of 134 with six balls to spare, reaching 137 for 3 in 19 overs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy remained not out on 14 and 8 respectively. With the win, India are now a step closer to making it to the semifinals of the World T20 from the five-team Group B.
Following the win, Mithali tweeted, “Thank you India for cheering us on! Great to see such engagement & support for the #WomenInBlue 🇮🇳 Hope to keep the momentum going & spend more time on the field :) See you on the 15th!.”
Pakistan were penalised for five runs twice during their innings for their batswomen running on the danger area. Thus, 10 runs were added to India’s innings when they come out to bat. Former Indian cricketers rejoiced at the ‘sweet victory’ as India avenged their narrow 2-run defeat under D/L method in 2016.
Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter:
Yay! Great win India. Really well played by the girls @BCCIWomen . Mithali Raj was superb and so were the bowlers. Best wishes for the matches ahead #IndvPak pic.twitter.com/53tUcsiaan
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 11 November 2018
So two warnings for running on the danger area by Pak batters gives India 10 penalty runs. Good Diwali bonus to start the chase. Come on girls #IndvPak https://t.co/UrHXU1eCJU
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 11 November 2018
Well done Team India ???? congratulations @M_Raj03 and whole team.. keep going ?? pic.twitter.com/WJsyhwBuZk
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 11 November 2018
Well done, Indian women’s team. First NZ…now Pak. Upwards and onwards. ??????#WWT20 #INDWvPAKW
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 11 November 2018
A victory against Pakistan in any sporting competition is always sweet one. Really proud of the way our Women’s team have been performing in the #WomensWorldT20 #INDvPAK
— R P Singh (@rpsingh) 11 November 2018
Congratulations @BCCIWomen on a fantastic victory over Pakistan. The bowlers set it up with a brilliant performance and then Mithali Raj showed her class and experience in the run chase. Well done ! #IndvPak pic.twitter.com/7qcPrkeJRu
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) 11 November 2018
There is no substitute for Experience and Mithali Raj proved it with a really fine knock. Congratulations @BCCIWomen on a well deserved victory #IndvPak pic.twitter.com/D1OSgmTEiR
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) 11 November 2018
Harmanpreet, 103(51) did it her way against New Zealand. Today Mithali Raj 56(47) did it her way against Pakistan. Two champions.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 11 November 2018
Player of the match Mithali said after the match, “I see there is no doubt that we will get to the Semis, but as we go forward, we’ll be playing strong teams, so we will have to bring our A game every match.”
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