Published: Feb 13, 2017, 01:28 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 13, 2017, 01:28 PM (IST)
India maintain their unbeaten tag, as they defeat Zimbabwe in Match No. 17 of ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2017. Playing at Colombo’s P Sara Oval on Monday, India restricted Zimbabwe for a paltry total of 60 and then chased down the target in 9 overs, bagging a 9-wicket victory. With this, they have four wins in four matches. They will now head to the next round as the table-toppers of Group A, with 8 points. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, end their run with only one victory (against Thailand) in their four matches.
After electing to bat, they lost their first wicket in the very first over as Modester Mupachikwa was send back for a duck by Mansi Joshi. Zimbabwe kept losing wickets in quick succession and failed to build any vital partnership. They found it nearly impossible to survive India’s bowling attack. Only two players got to double-digit scores. Mary-Anne Musonda showed some good batsmanship with some good-looking drives. However, she could not contribute more than 26 runs. Meanwhile, Precious Marange played an interesting innings, hitting a six off the first ball she faced and managing 12 runs. Zimbabwe’s innings came to and end with 60 runs in 28.5 overs. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: India vs Zimbabwe, ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers, Match 17
Poonam Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with a 5-for. She ran through the middle-order and did not let any batter settle down at the crease. While Rajeshwari Gayakwad bagged a couple of wickets, Mansi Joshi impressed everyone with her wicket-to-wicket bowling. Soni Yadav generated good pace and picked up her first international wicket.
India sent Veda Krishnamurthy, along with Mona Meshram, to open batting. Veda started batting fiercely from the very first over, hitting three boundaries. She scored 29 off 16 before departing. Mona, along with Harmanpreet Kaur, took Indian Eves to victory with 9 wickets and 41 overs in hand. For Zimbabwe, Precious was the only successful bowler.
Brief scores:
Zimbabwe Women 60 in 28.5 overs (Mary-Anne Musonda 26, Precious Marange 12; Mansi Joshi 1 for 4, Poonam Yadav 5 for 19, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2 for 18) lost to India Women 61 for 1 in 9 overs (Veda Krishnamurthy 29, Mona Meshram 21*; Precious Marange 1 for 21) by 9 wickets.
Player of the match: Poonam Yadav
