In the ongoing Asia Cup match between the India Women and the UAE Women, Richa Ghosh achieved a milestone by becoming the youngest wicketkeeper for India to score a fifty. Ghosh, with her powerful strikes, made 64 runs in just 29 balls, with a strike rate of 220, including 12 fours and one six. At the age of 20 years and 297 days, Richa Ghosh has become the youngest Indian wicketkeeper to score a T20I fifty. Also, she also became the first Indian wicketkeeper-batter in the Women’s Asia Cup to score a fifty.
Surpasses Rishabh Pant
Before Richa, it was Rishabh Pant who held the record for the youngest wicketkeeper to score a fifty in international cricket for India. Pant achieved this milestone at the age of 21 years and 306 days, scoring 71 runs against the West Indies at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.
Indian batters dominate the UAE bowling lineup
As mentioned earlier, it was Richa Ghosh’s innings that helped the India Women’s team reach 201 runs in the match. Apart from her, Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma initially broke the UAE bowlers’ backbone with their aggressive innings of 66 runs and 38 runs, respectively, laying the foundation. Although India experienced a slight hiccup when Smriti Mandhana and Dayalan Hemalatha got out in quick succession, the Women in Blue managed to score a substantial total thanks to these three batters.
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