In the third game of the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, New Zealand registered a thumping seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka.
After winning the toss and putting Sri Lanka to bat first, the White Ferns restricted Chamari Atapattu and Co. to a modest total of 127 runs. Hayley Jensen provided New Zealand with regular wickets as she scalped three wickets while conceding 16 runs in her four overs. She w🌳as also assisted by Amelia Kerr, who picked up two wickets and conceded 21 runs.
Chasing 128, New Zealand skipper Sophie D𓄧evine led her side from the front as she brought her 6th consecutive 50 plus score in the T20Is. No other player, male or female, has ever hit more than four in a row in the format.
Devine (7ꦬ5 not out) ensured New Zealand of a victory by staying glued to the crea🎃se till the end.
Six consecutive T20I fifties for Sophie Devine.
No oth✅er plಞayer, male or female, has ever hit more than four in a row in the format 🤯 |
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Earlier, in the second match of the tournament, Thailand and West Indies locked horns at Perth in what turned out to be a lop-sided affair. Thailand Women, considering their i💜nexperience, could only post 78 runs on the board in th🧜eir stipulated 20 overs.
Skipper Stafanie Taylor emerged as the talisman for West Indies Women as she scalped three wickets while conceding only 13 runs in her spell. The other five bowlers wh🍨o were tried by the Caribbean side also plucked one wicket each to their name.
Taylor dazzled with the bat too🥂 as her 26-run knock paved the way for her side to kick off their T20 World Cup campaign on a winning note. She was well assisted by wicketkeeper Campbelle, who amassed 25 runs off 27 deliveries to fill in the final plugholes and steer West In💧dies to a 7-wicket win.
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✅ One happy captain!A selfie with Stafanie Taylor, Player of the Match for her al🍬l-round performance. |
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