Jemima, who met the pair
Stadium roared with fours and sixes
India's great victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20
Bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to 128 runs
Sricharani and Vaishtavi took two wickets Sharma
Visakhapatnam Sports, December 23 (Andhra Jyoti):
Indian women are on fire. Boundaries and sixes rocked the stadium. The audience enjoyed the original T20. Shefali Verma showed the Sri Lankan bowlers with a devastating batting. India defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second one-sided T20 match at the ACA-VDCA Stadium here on Tuesday. Sri Lanka chased down the set target of 129 runs in just 11.5 overs.
Sri Lanka lost five wickets for 22 runs
Sri Lanka, who lost the toss and batted first, scored 128 runs for nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Vishmi Gunaratne got out in the first over. But the captain's clever play shined as long as he was at the crease. Kranti Rana hit a boundary and a six in the second over.... In the fifth over of the match, Arundhati hit a boundary and a six in the bowling and moved the scoreboard forward. The strong Apatpattu once again tried for a big shot and got caught by Amanjot Kaur at long-off off the bowling of Kranti Rana, who was left behind as the second wicket. Harshita Madhavi, who came to bat in place of Apatpattu, played aggressively. But Sri Lanka, who were in a strong position with 104 runs for four wickets in 13 overs...then lost five wickets for just 22 runs. Scored 128 runs in allotted 20 overs. Sricharani took two wickets.
Shefali, excited by an unbeaten half-century
India went down with a target of 129 runs. Opener Shefali sparked with an unbeaten half-century (69 not out). With 11 boundaries and two sixes in just 34 balls, the Lankan bowlers were overwhelmed. In the fifth over of the match, Shefali hit three boundaries in a row off the bowling of Ranveera. In the sixth over, she continued the momentum and hit a boundary, a six and a boundary in the bowling of Atapattu to run the scoreboard. Jemima, who was paired with Shefali, also played the Sri Lankan bowlers. In the seventh over, Ranveera bowled a six over mid-off, a boundary and a four over square leg to compete with Shefali. Shefali, who completed a half-century with eight boundaries and two sixes in just 27 balls, continued the momentum and ended the match. In the beginning, Smriti Mandhana entertained the crowd by hitting a six and a boundary.
First wicket for Vaishnavi Sharma
Vaishnavi Sharma, who played the second international T20 match....got the first wicket of her career by dismissing Neelakshi Siva in the 18th over. With this, all the team members congratulated Vaishnavi.