Virat Kohli lauds India after thrilling win over Pakistan in Women’s T20 World Cup: Going to encourage entire era

Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh helped India to beat Pakistan by seven wickets of their opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 on February 12.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Feb 13, 2023 07:07 IST

Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh rejoice India’s win over Pakistan. (Photo: ICC)

By India Today Web Desk: Virat Kohli heaped reward on India girls’s crew after its thrilling win over Pakistan in a Women’s T20 World Cup match.

Jemimah Rodrigues’ fifty and a quickfire 31 not out from Richa Ghosh helped India to safe a seven-wicket win over Pakistan of their opening match in Cape Town on Sunday, February 12.

Former India captain Kohli in a tweet stated that girls’s victory will encourage a complete era of ladies to take up cricket and assist the crew go increased and better.

“What a win from our women’s team against Pakistan in a high pressure game and a tough run chase,” stated Kohli. “The women’s team is taking such giant leaps ahead with every tournament we play and it’s going to inspire a whole generation of girls to take up the sport and take women’s cricket higher and higher. More power to all of you. God bless.”

(2/2) The girls’s crew is taking such big leaps forward with each match we play and it’s going to encourage a complete era of ladies to take up the game and take girls’s cricket increased and better. More energy to all of you. God bless.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 12, 2023

Bismah Maroof and Ayesha Naseem’s 81-run partnership for the fifth wicket helped Pakistan submit 149/4 after opting to bat. Pakistan captain Maroof anchored the innings to complete with 68 not out, whereas Naseem’s late cameo of 43* off simply 25 balls accelerated the innings to offer Pakistan bowlers one thing to defend on a two-paced pitch.

In reply, Yastika Bhatia joined Shafali Verma within the absence of Smriti Mandhana, who was dominated out of the match attributable to a finger harm. Pakistan received an early breakthrough as Sadia Iqbal dismissed Bhatia for 17. However, Shafali stored India on the entrance foot together with her 33 off 25.

Rodrigues and Ghosh made essentially the most of Pakistan’s poor fielding and put the strain again on Pakistan with their back-to-back boundaries. Rodrigues (53*) hit the successful 4 within the penultimate over and alongside the best way introduced up her fifty. India will subsequent tackle West Indies on February 15 in Cape Town.

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Feb 13, 2023