India captain Harmanpreet Kaur faced a fiery moment with Pakistan’s Nashra Sandhu during the ICC Women’s World Cup clash between India and Pakistan on Sunday (October 5). Batting at No. 4 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Kaur scored 19 runs off 34 deliveries, hitting two boundaries and sharing a 39-run partnership for the third wicket with Harleen Deol.
The tense exchange occurred in the 22nd over of India’s innings. One delivery earlier, Kaur had dispatched Sandhu for a boundary. On the very next ball, after Kaur played a dot, Sandhu picked up the ball and made a mock throw in Kaur’s direction, accompanied by a fierce glare, seemingly trying to intimidate the Indian skipper. Kaur, however, remained composed and chose not to respond to the provocation, maintaining her focus at the crease.
Sandhu finished her spell with just one wicket as India were bowled out in 50 overs for 247 runs.
Richa Ghosh led a much-needed late recovery with a brisk 35 before India were bowled out for 247. India struggled for momentum throughout their innings as each of their batters failed after getting starts, including openers Smriti Mandhana (23) and Pratika Rawal (31), who put on 48 runs for the first wicket.
After Harmanpreet Kaur's (19) dismissal, Harleen Deol (46) and Jemimah Rodrigues (32) added 45 runs for the fourth wicket in a tough passage of play.
While senior all-rounders Deepti Sharma (25) and Sneh Rana (20) added 42 runs for the sixth wicket, it was Richa's 20-ball knock that gave India some momentum towards the end. (With PTI inputs)
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