Actor Abhishek Bachchan has lauded Team India for registering an emphatic 107-run victory over Pakistan and making a winning start to their World Cup campaign in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.
Taking to Twitter, Abhishek hailed the win by describing the team as “blue tigresses.” “Congratulations team India. Well done. #INDvPAK #BlueTigresses,” he tweeted.
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Pooja Vastrakar (67), Smriti Mandhana (52) and Sneh Rana (53*) were the standout performers as India posted 244/7. Vastrakar and Rana formed a 122-run stand for the seventh wicket. In the final five overs, India scored more runs to take the total past the 240-run mark. India will next lock horns against New Zealand in the tournament on Thursday.
Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad did the star turn with the ball, returning with excellent figures of 4/31 after her full quota of 10 overs. Seasoned pacer Jhulan Goswami bowled very well to finish the game with impressive figures of 2/29, while there were also two wickets for Rana (2/27), capping off her fine all-round show.
To start with however, the Indians found themselves under pressure after opener Shafali Verma was dismissed for a duck in the third over.
A 92-run stand between Mandhana (52 off 75 balls) and Deepti Sharma (40 off 57) helped steady the ship.
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