Deepti Sharma slams her 18th fifty in Women's ODIs: Stats
What's the story
Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma hit a vital 58-run knock versus South Africa in the ICC Women's World Cup final on Sunday. She arrived in the middle when India were in a spot of bother at 171/3 in Navi Mumbai. Deepti was then part of a 52-run stand alongside Harmanpreet Kaur and another 47-run partnership with Richa Ghosh. India got to 298/7 in 50 overs.
Knock
Deepti hangs in there to help India
South Africa were brilliant with the ball after India added 104 runs for the first wicket. They pegged back India at regular intervals after Shafali Verma's wicket. Deepti fought it out in the middle and made sure she stayed until the end. She faced 58 balls for her 58, hitting three fours and a six. She was run out off the final ball.
Stats
6th WODI fifty for Deepti versus SA Women
Deepti's 58 saw her get to a tally of 2,739 runs from 121 matches (103 innings) at 37.01. This was her 18th fifty (100s: 1). Versus the Proteas Women, she owns 588 runs from 25 matches (20 innings) at 34.58. She hit her 6th fifty versus SA-W. Meanwhile, Deepti now owns 493 World Cup runs from 23 matches (50s: 5) at 27.38.