India posts record 209/5 total in Women's T20 World Cup as Mandhana, Verma and Kaur achieve milestones
India recorded 209/5 in the Women's T20 World Cup, highlighted by a 115‑run opening stand and several individual records.
India posted a record Women’s T20 World Cup total of 209/5, Times of India reported. The opening partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma added 115 runs, with Mandhana scoring 74 runs off 47 balls and Verma scoring 55 runs, according to Times of India. Times of India also noted that Mandhana became the first player across men’s and women’s T20Is to hit 600 fours.
Harmanpreet Kaur became the third Indian player to reach 8,000 international runs, femalecricket.com reported. Kaur scored 52 runs off 35 balls, hitting eight boundaries at a strike rate of 148.57, femalecricket.com added. She was part of a 121‑run partnership with vice‑captain Smriti Mandhana, who contributed 125 runs off 63 balls, also reported by femalecricket.com.
Femalecricket.com reported that India was later chasing a target of 413 runs in an ODI.
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