Shree Charani, Shafali Verma combine with ball to hurt Netherlands
What's the story
India registered a resounding 95-run victory over the Netherlands in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup match at Headingley, Leeds. Batting first, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma put together a solid opening stand of 115 runs. India managed 209/5 which became their highest-ever score in the tournament's history. In response, a four-fer from Shree Charani and a three-fer from Shafali, helped India bowl the minnows out for 114. Here's more.
Shafali
A good bowling display on offer
Shafali was introduced in the 4th over and she bowled two overs in her first spell. In the 12th over, she dismissed Sterre Kalis. A late drift on the ball saw Kalis read the wrong line. Shafali wrapped up the Netherlands Women innings in the 18th over. Silver Siegers and Isabel Woning were her victims. Shafali bowled 3.2 overs and clocked 3/20.
Charani
Shree Charani excels
Shree bowled 4 overs and gave away 19 runs. She picked 4 scalps. Introduced in the 7th over, she started by conceding six runs. In the 9th over, she gave away just 5 runs. Returning to bowl the 15th over, Shree dismissed Robine Rijke and conceded 7 runs. In her final over, Frederique Overdijk, Myrthe van den Raad and Iris Zwilling were her victims. She conceded just a solitary run.
Records
Shree enters record books with 2nd four-fer in WT20Is
As per Cricbuzz, Shree became the 9th Indian bowler to bag a 4-fer in the Women's T20 World Cup. Aged 21y 317d, she's the third-youngest to do so after Radha Yadav (19y, 314d - 4/23 vs SL-W, 2020) and Priyanka Roy (21y, 103d - 5/16 vs PAK-W, 2009). In 22 matches, Shree has raced to 35 scalps at 17.28. She managed her 2nd four-fer.
Information
Shafali claims her 2nd 3-wicket haul
In 108 matches (25 innings), Shafali now owns 15 wickets at 20.06 Notably, she registered her 2nd three-wicket haul for India. In the ongoing event, she has picked 4 wickets from 2 games.