India’s younger bowler Kranti Goud, aged 22, obtained the Participant of the Match award for her excellent efficiency within the Ladies’s World Cup group match towards Pakistan.India efficiently defended their complete of 247, with Kranti taking 3 wickets for 20 runs and Deepti Sharma claiming 3 wickets for 45 runs. Pakistan was bowled out for 159 in 43 overs.
This victory marked India’s twelfth win over Pakistan on this format and positioned them on the high of the match’s factors desk.“I do not likely know a lot about that as a result of this was my first match, and actually, I don’t take note of all that India-Pakistan discuss. There may be nothing like that for me. I simply deal with my job – my obligation is to bowl, and that’s what I do,” Goud instructed reporters in post-match press convention.Kranti’s journey on the R Premadasa Stadium has been outstanding, remodeling from an unremarkable debut to incomes Participant of the Match honors on the similar venue.“I am actually glad. Being the Participant of the Match immediately is a really proud second for me and my household. My India debut was in Sri Lanka, and immediately I have been named Participant of the Match right here in Sri Lanka once more. I am really very glad,” she added.India batted first and posted 247 runs of their allotted 50 overs. Their bowling assault then efficiently dismissed Pakistan for 159 runs in 43 overs.“The batters had been discovering it a bit troublesome to face us. They had been struggling towards the tempo, and the ball was swinging each methods. That is why we determined to proceed with the identical bowlers for an extended spell,” she continued.“Once I got here on for my second spell, Harman (India captain Harmanpreet Kaur) stated, ‘it is an outdated ball now, let’s take away the slip.’ However I instructed her, ‘no, let me bowl with the slip for now — I really feel like I can get a wicket right here.’ And that is precisely what occurred — I obtained the second wicket. I had that perception in myself.”