IND-W vs Barbados-W Live: CWG Cricket 2022 – India women received a massive boost ahead of the virtual quarterfinal clash against Barbados women in the ongoing Commonwealth games. All-rounder Pooja Vastrakar is back in the team after successfully recovering from COVID-19. India missed the match-winner Vastrakar big time during their opening clash against Australia. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led though bounced back strongly in their next game against Pakistan and kept their qualification hopes alive. With the India all-rounder back, the team will be even more bolstered in the batting and bowling department. Follow IND-W vs BAR-W Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
- India needs to win against Barbados to qualify for the semis.
- Currently, both teams have won one game and lost one match.
- The winner of this clash will join Australia as the second team from Group A for CWG 2022
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IND-W vs BAR-W Live: Why Pooja Vastrakar’s presence is a massive boost for India
- Over the past year, Vastrakar has proven to be an X-factor player with bat and ball
- With the ball in hand, she is miserly giving away runs below seven runs per over. While bating in at number seven, Vastrakar can hit the ball real hard and helps India finish games well.
- During the 50-over World Cup in 2022 also the all-rounder helped India win crucial matches against Pakistan, Bangladesh, and West Indies.
- In the 27 matches that the all-rounder has played, she has scored 184 runs and picked up 21 wickets.
- Her strike rate of 131.42 is the best for India batter in the shortest format of the game.
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IND-W vs BAR-W Live: India hoping to put on a dominating display against Barbados
The Kaur-led side beat have momentum as they thrashed Pakistan by eight wickets. The batting has looked solid with Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, and Kaur firing. The bowling has looked fine with Renuka Thakur finding swing and seam movement. She has picked up five wickets in two games.