Indian women's team beat West Indies, Jemima's brilliant half-century
Indian women's cricket team, which is preparing for the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, registered a spectacular victory by defeating West Indies by 20 runs in the recently played practice match.
Indian women's cricket team, which is preparing for the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, registered a spectacular victory by defeating West Indies by 20 runs in the recently played practice match. In this match played in Dubai, Pooja Vastrakar's brilliant bowling and Jemima Rodrigues' half-century became the reason for India's victory.
Winning the toss and batting first, India scored 141 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Jemima Rodrigues played an unbeaten innings of 52 runs with the help of 5 fours in 40 balls. Apart from him, Yastika Bhatia contributed 24 runs. Chasing the target, the West Indies team was all out for 121 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Chinelle Henry played an innings of 59 runs, but the West Indies team could not win in front of India's bowlers.
Pooja Vastrakar played an important role in India's victory by taking 3 wickets. She said, "Jemima's half-century was very important for us. We are very excited with this victory and are ready for the next tournament. Our entire team performed brilliantly."
Jemima Rodrigues said about her innings, "It means a lot to me to contribute to the team's victory. I am very happy with this innings."