INDIAN WOMEN WIN HEARTS AND BIG PAY CHEQUES AT WPL AFTER TROUNCING PAKISTAN IN T20 WORLD CUP

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With their on-field exploits being rewarded with big bucks, the morale in the Indian camp is bound to be sky-high. If the momentum from their victory over Pakistan can be maintained, Harmanpreet & Co could well seal ultimate glory in the T20 World Cup. With the victory over Pakistan being followed by a massive pay day at the inaugural WPL auction, Indian women’s cricket is clearly moving to an unprecedented high!!

The Women in Blue got off to a flying start in the Women’s T20 World Cup by scoring a convincing victory over arch rivals Pakistan on Sunday night. Despite a lot of hype surrounding the match, Indian eves held their nerve all through the tense clash. Though Pakistan got to their highest-ever score against India, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side clinched a decisive win with their highest successful chase in Women’s T20 World Cup history. What made the victory more memorable was that it came in the absence of India’s star batter, Smriti Mandhana. Young guns Jemima Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh took India to a famous win and helped the team to register the second highest chase in T20 World Cup history.

It was a typical India-Pakistan encounter that ebbed and flowed with lots of dramatic twists and turns. Pak won the toss and chose to bat but were rocked by initial shocks. After stuttering to 68-4 in 10 overs, Pak were in trouble. Thereafter, a terrific captain’s knock by Bismah Maroof and her partnership with the aggressive teenager, Ayesha Naseem, turned the game. All of 18, Naseem is rated highly for her penchant to hit the long ball. She played a knock that gave India the jitters. She threw Renuka Singh off guard with 18 runs