Looking like a serious contender for a medal—despite a loss in the opener against Australia, India, who scored 162-4 and then restricted Barbados to 62-8, registered their second-highest T20I win . They will now face the winner of the night’s game between England and New Zealand on Saturday in the semi-finals on Thursday in Group B. Apart from India, Australia was the second team from Group A to make it to the last four stages.
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The only concern ahead of the knockout for India is the injury to Rodrigues’ right hand during the game, which saw the 21-year-old sitting in the dugout towards the closing stages of the match. He was seen wearing an ice pack, and then a bandage on his hand, and even shaking the players’ hands with his left hand. A few days before the semi-finals, India will be hoping that their leading batsman will recover from the setback in time.
While some players have done well for her in the league stage, Renuka has so far been the superstar of India’s campaign, taking nine wickets in three matches at an unbelievable average of 5.33 and an economy rate of 4.00, including two fours. -Force is the top wicket-taker in the tournament by a fair margin.
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While she scored 4-18 against the Southern Stars as she lost, Renuka swung the ball dangerously under the lights, this time destroying Barbados’ top order, Deandra Dottin (0), captain Hayley Matthews (9) sent back. kissa knight (3) and Alia Allene (0) bundled out the Caribbean team for 19 runs for four wickets in 5 overs. Playing on the international stage for the last time, Dottin lost his leg stump while trying to smash a ball at mid-off. Mathews could not clear Shafali Verma At mid-on, Knight was cast while trying to paddle a ball over fine leg, while Allene mistook the leave to lose her off-stump to a beautiful inswinger.
Swinging the ball in and out, Thakur has been a headache for the batsmen at Edgbaston and will be India’s biggest trump card in the knockouts. The happiest thing for the Indian women’s cricket team is that the 26-year-old from Himachal has made up for the lack of a quality fast bowler that once legendary Jhulan Goswami left T20 cricket.
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Earlier, brought to bat by Barbados, India – after losing to Shafali Verma (43, 26b, 7×4, 1×6), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (0) more Tania Bhatia (6) Within a span of 16 runs – 92 for four in 13 overs before Rodrigues and off-spinning all-rounder Deepti Sharma (34 not out, 28b, 2×4, 1×6) changed the course of the innings with their brilliant performances. Gave. Fifth wicket alliance of 70 runs, which took just 42 balls.
Showing why he is such a force to be reckoned with in England, Rodrigues scored his seventh T20I fifty, with Deepti providing her ideal support to help India post 162 for four in 20 overs. With both of them fearless, India conceded 58 runs in the final five overs as Rodrigues hit a boundary off the last ball of Allin.
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Rodrigues, who averaged 50 in T20Is in England, scored 249 runs in seven matches, including an unbeaten 92 for Northern Superchargers at The Hundred last year. The 21-year-old Mumbaikar was dropped from the ODI World Cup squad last year due to poor form but came to the party at the right time for India, scoring his maiden T20I fifty in 21 innings.
After being imposed by Barbados, India suffered an early blow when in-form Smriti Mandhana (5) was dismissed lbw in just the second over, but a generally belligerent innings by Shafali and the opener’s 71 for the second wicket. Partnership Rodrigues accelerated his innings in just 46 balls. A formidable mix ended up stopping at Shafali’s wicket, and things took a turn for the worse when Harmanpreet was dismissed for a ‘golden duck’, but Rodrigues and Deepti then joined forces for a match-winning stand.
Another big boost for India, the all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar Returned to the XI after losing the first two games due to Kovid. India also left the ‘keeper’ Yastika BhatiaTania Bhatia was appointed in his place.