‘Chak de fatte’: Kohli, Tendulkar, Sehwag praise India for beating Pakistan in Women’s T20 World Cup
In a nail-biting encounter, India defeated Pakistan in their 1st match of the Women’s T20 World Cup at Cape Town on Sunday (February 12).
Batting first, Pakistan women registered their highest total against India by putting 149 on the scoreboard. All-rounder Bismah Maroof was the top scorer for Pakistan (68 off 55).
In reply, India put on a remarkable show from the word go as opener Shafali Verma (33 off 25) called the shots and played superbly which gave India a good hold on the match. However, Sidra Ameen ended Shafali’s inning by catching a stunner on the boundary line.
Indian right-handed batter Jemimah Rodrigues, however, remained a threat for Pakistan as she scored an unbeaten half-century to help India with the match by seven wickets.
Taking to Twitter many Indian cricketers congratulated Harmanpreet Kaur and Co for their wonderful win against Pakistan in the tournament opener.
Indian Star batsman Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, and many others praise Indian Women for outplaying Pakistan.
(1/2)What a win from our women’s team against Pakistan in a high pressure game and a tough run chase. pic.twitter.com/W98jFZhNUf
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 12, 2023
Watched the game with Anjali & Arjun and we thoroughly enjoyed cheering for our Indian Women’s team.
A good start by Shafali, Jemimah paced her innings beautifully along with a good burst from Richa towards the end.
Wonderful to see India win AGAIN! #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/ruF3LKrXAw
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 12, 2023
Chak De Fatte !
Super excited as always to see India beat Pakistan in a World Cup.
And the Girls doing it in style is icing on the cake.
Richa Ghosh turned it around in style and Jemimah was brilliant. Great win girls @BCCIWomen #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/hLhzJRxKZH
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 12, 2023
India Women will be playing their next group stage match against West Indies Women on February 15 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.
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