In the opening T20I match here on Friday, the seasoned Deepti Sharma
blasted away to an unbeaten 15-ball 36 to lead the Indian women’s team to
172 for five against Australia.
blasted away to an unbeaten 15-ball 36 to lead the Indian women’s team to
172 for five against Australia.
After Richa Ghosh (36 off 20 balls) and the returning Devika Vaidya (25 off
24) combined 56 quick runs for the fifth wicket, Sharma smashed four
consecutive boundaries in the penultimate over, bowled by Megan Schutt, to
increase India’s run rate.
In her ferocious innings, Sharma totaled eight boundaries, while Ghosh
connected with the fence five times and cleared it twice.