In the first T20 match, India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. In this match played in Visakhapatnam, the Sri Lankan team was able to score only 121 runs while playing first. In response, Team India won the match by 8 wickets with 32 balls remaining. Smriti Mandhana has performed a historic feat during this match. Whereas Jemimah Rodrigues returned unbeaten after scoring 69 runs.
The reason for the poor performance of the Sri Lankan team was its own mistakes. Sri Lanka lost 6 wickets, out of which three batsmen were run out. The bowlers of Team India also bowled hard. Except Amanjot Kaur, no Indian bowler gave away runs at an economy rate of 8 or more. As a result, Sri Lanka could score only 121 runs while playing first.
In reply, India’s first wicket fell at the score of just 13. Smriti Mandhana scored 25 runs, when Mandhana was out, India had lost the second wicket at the score of 67. The rest of the work was completed by Jemimah Rodrigues, who returned unbeaten after scoring 69 runs in 44 balls. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also contributed 15 runs.
Smriti Mandhana created history
Smriti Mandhana has become the first Indian and second batsman in the world to complete 4000 runs in international women’s T20 cricket. Mandhana has achieved this feat in the 154th match of her T20 career. The only cricketer who has scored more runs than her in women’s T20 cricket is Suzie Bates, who scored 4716 runs in her career.
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