In a thrilling contest, Team India defeated England by 4 runs to book a place in the final of the ongoing Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022. With that India are now assured of a medal in cricket. They will definitely go for gold but even if the Women in Blue face a loss, they will return with silver.
After opting to bat first, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India posted a competitive total of 164/5 on the board in their allotted 20 overs. Opener Smriti Mandhana was once again the star with the willow, smashing a brilliant half-century to give India a flying start.
Mandhana scored 61 from just 32 deliveries with the help of eight fours and three sixes. Apart from the left-handed batter, India’s middle-order specialist Jemimah Rodrigues also chipped in with a valuable unbeaten knock of 44 off 31 balls to help India cross the 160-run mark.
In response, England lost their three wickets for 81 in nine overs and were looking under pressure in the chase. However, captain Natalie Sciver and wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones stepped up to bail out the English side.
The duo added 54 runs for the fourth wicket and it appeared they will easily take England home. However, a couple of run-outs in the latter stage sealed the deal for India as the Women in Blue booked a spot in the final of the competition.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
FINALS, here we come 💥💙💪#TeamIndia #GoForGlory pic.twitter.com/wSYHmlv3rb
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) August 6, 2022
A ‘Jem’ of a win that’ll remain in our ‘Smriti’ for a long time. Beating England in August extra special 😊 🇮🇳 #ENGvIND #CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/dnsfKsmbLP
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 6, 2022
A historic moment for Indian Women’s Cricket as #TeamIndia marches into the final of the Commonwealth Games beating hosts England in a thrilling semi-final. Well done, #TeamIndia! We are all very proud of you. Let’s aim for the gold! @BCCIwomen#CWC2022 #B2022 pic.twitter.com/nJhFI2dU2J
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) August 6, 2022
Congratulations on making it to the Finals #TeamIndia 👏🏼 All the very best for the 🥇 Match! #B2022 #CWG2022 #PPpedia
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9) August 6, 2022
Fastest fifty for India in Women’s T20Is:
23 balls – SMRITI MANDHANA v ENG, today
24 balls – Smriti Mandhana v NZ, 2019
25 balls – Smriti Mandhana v ENG, 2018#ENGvIND #CWG2022— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) August 6, 2022
To come.back and win after that start by England is a fantastic result. Dream of gold? #ENGvIND
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 6, 2022
That’s a brilliant win by India! Hopefully I wake to see Aus is meeting you in the gold medal match 😎 Well played girls! #CWG2022
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) August 6, 2022
India win the semi-final.
We will play in the Bronze Medal Match tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/CbWb0J8RBC
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 6, 2022
The same feeling when India men beat England men in the 1983 World Cup semi-final.
Today three cheers to the Indian women!#INDvENG #IndvsEng #CommonwealthGames #commonwealthgames2022— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 6, 2022
India are into the #B2022 Final 🔥#ENGvIND | #B2022 | 📝https://t.co/hKqgbrKqel pic.twitter.com/UkI49UhIOU
— ICC (@ICC) August 6, 2022
That winning moment 💙 #TeamIndia 🇮🇳#ENGvIND #CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/SfyzexPx7M
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) August 6, 2022
India beat England to qualify for #CWG2022 final.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/ElSmEGFAkl
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) August 6, 2022
That run out made the diff! @mandhana_smriti India in the final. Win by 4 runs. @debasissen @SouvikNaha give us all the visuals how the Indian fans will celebrate outside @Edgbaston
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) August 6, 2022
Smriti Mandhana, absolutely blessing her devotees. Don’t giveaway this start, India. #ENGvIND
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) August 6, 2022
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TAGS: Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022, England Women, ENGvIND, India Women, Smriti Mandhana
CATEGORY: Smriti Mandhana, Twitter Reactions, Women Cricket
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