The 2017 Women’s World Cup(WWC) has drawn a lot of
attention from media and the people of the country, India. This WWC has given
some roller-coaster matches especially with the semi-finals and the finals. And
the outstanding response for our own nation team of India...
The
Qualification-WWC:-
Indian Women’s team has faced the qualification
round of the world cup held in Sri Lanka early this year in February. Indian
team has defeated South Africa in the finals of the qualification by 49 runs.
Mithali Raj showing her master strokes with a
half-century & Shika Pandey took 4 wickets in 9.4 overs for 34 runs. In
this tournament, Mithali Raj became 2nd batter to score more than
5500 runs after Charlotte Edwards of England...
Batters Mithali Raj, Thirush Kamini, Veda
Krishnamurthy have shinned where as the bowlers Shika Pandey, Mansi Joshi and
Poonam Yadav have been impressive taking wickets...
The
big tourney:-
This Women’s World Cup has been their 1st
World Cup for most of the girls; but fought the matches, lost couple of them in
the groups and reached the finals to settle with the Runners up position. But
the journey of these girls has won the attention and gained the attraction from
their own people and media...
Indian women’s cricket team has bid adieu to the
veterans Mithali Raj and inJhulan Goswami has this is their last World Cup to
play. Mithali Raj & Jhulan Goswami has become the idols to many young
cricketers in India and has been strong pillars in the team.
India started their WWC with a great win against the
host team, England with 35 runs but later stood as runners losing to them in
the finals. Smrithi’s unbeaten 90 after her comeback from the injury helped the
innings; and a ton against West Indians in the second match helped to reach the
target.
In the 3rd match against the neighbouring
country Pakistan, the spin star Ekta Bisht got 5 wicket haul for 18 runs making
95 runs victory defending the small total of 169 runs...
4th match against Sri Lanka, Deepthi
Sharma starred with bat and Jhulan & Poonam with their Balls led India
clinch their 4th straight victory with 16 runs...
In the 5th match against the South
Africans, India lost to them with 115 runs as South Africa’s captain Dane Van
has scored half-century & taking 4 wickets...
In the next
match with Australia, the Australian Women made their target in an easy manner
with special performance from Perry and Meg Lanning...
Last match in the group stage was both the teams of
India and New Zealand as it was do or die match for the semi’s berth. India has
come up with a change by replacing Rajeshwari Gayakwad with Ekta Bisht. This
changed the course of the match has Gayakwad has got her 1st 5
wicket haul crumble up the opponent all-out for 79. Mithali scored a ton &
Veda Krishnamurthy’s 70 helped them also...
The
semi’s with the Aussies:-
A huge win against New Zealand, brought confidence
in the team to face the mighty Australian Women’s team. Harmanpreet Kaur’s
mesmerising 171* from 115 balls was an monstrous attack against the opponents
made a victory with 36 runs making the way to the Finals for the 2nd
time after 2005, to meet England at the Lords.
The
FINALS:-
In the finals against the England-the hosts, the
team looked confident to restrict the opponents for 228 runs and special
bowling figures from the ace pacer Jhulan Goswami 10-3-23-3 which was the best
for any Indian Women in the Finals. But under the pressure the young girls
couldn’t with the stand the hosts and the last 7 wickets fell for 28 runs
making up to settle for the runner-up position by losing the game to England
for 9 runs...
STATS
FOR INDIA:-
#Mithali Raj was the second highest score runner in
the tournament with 409 runs. Also, Mithali is the current highest score runner
having 6190 runs.
# Jhulan Goswami has the highest wicket taker having
195 wickets.
# Sushma Verma- Wicket Keeper has the highest number
of dismissals in the tournament: 7 catches & 8 stumpings.
# Deepthi Sharma is at 5th position of
having taking the most wickets of 12 in the tournament.
# Harmanpreet Kaur is the 2nd highest
number of sixes being hit, 11 in 8 innings.
#Mithali Raj is the only Indian captain to lead the
team to the finals of the World Cup for 2 times.
#Mithali Raj & Jhulan Goswami;only two players
to play world cup finals for 2 times.
#Mithali Raj & Jhulan Goswami played their last
world cup; bid adieu inspiring many girls to take up cricket.
Indian Women’s cricket is the new attraction to the
people as they have bought some immense training to bring the game to this
stage. Indian side having most young lads coming into the team are mostly aging
between19-25. There is a long road to success for the girls in future years and
may IPL version of Women turn up in a
couple of years. All the Indian are looking up to these 15 as their new heroines who were unnoticed in the yester years. CHAK DE! INDIA.
