As every Indian fan wishes, it is now evident that India is all set to take on England in the finals of the World Cup 2017. The blitz from Harmanpreet Kaur and the collective effort from the bowlers secured a spot for India in the finals by thumping Australia by a fair margin of 36 runs at England derby.
The match was well set-up by Harmanpreet Kaur’s record-breaking 171* off just 115 balls with the help of 20 fours and seven sixes.
Harmanpreet Kaur, the passionate Right-handed Batswomen of team India stood firm for India when it mattered the most wanted for the country. She scored a brilliant and splendid knock on the English soil beating Australian bowlers to massive sixes in overall powerful innings.
Winning the toss and opting to bat first, the Women in Blue found themselves on the backfoot after losing two quick wickets in the first ten overs of the innings. Skipper Mithali (36 runs) couldn’t make big and lost her wicket at a vital stage in the 25th over of the match and it was when Harman stepped on the accelerator.
There was no stopping for Harmanpreet as she played the innings of a lifetime as she decimated the opposition bowlers and smashed them all around the park. It is outstanding to see Harmanpreet hitting such a way even after sustaining an injury to her hand in the earlier matches and also picked up some pain while bashing Australian attack.
She reached her half-century in 64 balls and she scored the remaining 121 runs off just 43 balls. She finished her innings by registering a fantastic 171 runs in just 115 balls and reached India to a massive total of 282 runs on the board.
An Innings of a lifetime , Harmanpreet Kaur . What wonderful clean hitting. More than 60% of India’s runs.
Fan ! Over to the Bowlers now. pic.twitter.com/xZlIB2SW4x— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 20, 2017
One of the greatest ever innings in a world cup knockout encounter, Harmanpreet smashed her way to an unbeaten 171 off 115 deliveries with 20 fours and 5 sixes to her name.
Watch: Harmanpreet Kaur Unbeaten 171 Knock
Indian Skipper Mithali went crazy watching Harmanpreet’s brilliant knock and enjoyed with her team-mate’s brilliance from the sidelines with other members of the squad.
Even as Harmanpreet was going ballistic in the center, a chilled out Mithali performed a well-timed, well-tuned happy dance with Veda Krishnamurthy.
Here’s the video:
While @ImHarmanpreet was entertaining us on the field at Derby yesterday, @vedakmurthy08 & @M_Raj03 were entertaining us off it! #WWC17 pic.twitter.com/lWQh767cfJ
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 21, 2017