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India have qualified for the semifinals of the ongoing Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022 following a clinical victory over Barbados at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday. With the victory, India have joined Australia,𓂃 England and New Zealand in the final four of the competition.
After being asked to bat first, the Women in Blue exhibited a brilliant batting display, courtesy of sensational knocks by Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma.
Rodrigues smashed an unbeaten 56 off 46 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries, including a six. Similarly, Shafali scored 43 off 26 balls, including eight boundaries. Apart from the duo, Deepti Sharma also made a handy contrib🎃ution down the order with an unbeaten 34 off 28 deliveries to help India post 162/4 on th🌠e board in 20 overs.
In response, Barbados Women failed to get going at all and could only able to reach 62/8 in their assigned 20 overs, losing the contest by a massive margin of 100 runs. Renuka Singh was the chief ♕destroyer, taking a four-wicket haul while conceding only 10 runs in her quota of 4 oveꦓrs.
“Definitely, I’ve worked on my power game, but more than that, I’ve understood my game better. I’m not a power-hitter, I’m a placer. I can hit the singles and doubles well; I know how to manoeuvre the field. I think that is my strength. My game is not very flashy, but even without that, I end up with a good strike rate. That is what I realised I don’t have to be someone else; I have to be Jemimah Rodrigues to score. This is what has helped me,” said Rodrigues after the game.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
A fantastic victory for .
They win by 100 runs and adv✨ance into the semi-finals at the 👏👏
Scorecard –
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen)
So dominant by India. Thakur is a skilful new ball bowler and will be a handful for either Eng or NZ in꧟ the⛄ semi-finals. Rodrigues, fabulous with the bat tonight
— Alison Mitchell (@AlisonMitchell)
It’s Renuka Singh Thakur’s world.
— Aditya Chaturvedi (@aditya_c19)
🇮🇳🏏 EXCEPTIONAL STU♕FF! Renuka Singh Thakur wreaܫked havoc with the ball today.
😍 What a spell that was!
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
Ticket to semi final: 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 ✅😎's 5⃣6⃣*(46) & Renuka Thakur's another 4⃣-fer help 🇮🇳 register an emphatic win over Barbados last night 💪
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Most wickets by an Indian pacer in a Women's T20I series:
8* – Renuka Singh in 2022 CWG
7 – Shikha Pandey in 2020 T20 WCRenuka Singh Thakur needed just 3 mat🎐ches 💧to break the record.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣* and : The only✌🏻Indians to score as many runs as an ope♐ner in T20Is! 💙
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— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)
The Swing Queen 👑
Watch the highlights as Renuka Thakur produces a fiery spell against Barbados in a crucial matc🦩hꩵ in 🔥 🫶
— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk)
The Indian women's cricket team qualified for the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games. A good half century by Jemi and a dreamy spell by Renuka Singh Thakur.
— Buddiprakash Meena (@Buddimeena93)
India Women's team have qualified for Semi Finals of Commonwealth Games!
Renuka Singh's masterclass helped India beat Barbados by 100 runs!
India will play SF on 6th August against NZ/ENG
Australia, England & New Zealand are other 3 teams that ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhave qualified!
— Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh)
