Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Indian Openers and captain powerfully set up highest total of the tournament

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: India Women scored 172/3 with the help of opener Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur's half-centuries and another opener Shafali Verma's 43.

Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Openers and captain powerfully set up highest total of the tournament
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Sandipan Ghosh

| October 9, 2024 at 9:06 PM

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With the help of strong batting performances by the openers and the captain against Sri Lanka Women, India Women set the highest total in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024.

India Women captain Harmanpreet Kaur chose to bat first after winning the toss at Dubai. At the end of 20 overs, India Women scored 172/3 in 20 overs. 

Openers set a 98-run partnership

India Women openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma provided a solid start for India Women. After scoring 41/0 in the powerplay, their strong batting continued till the 13th over. They had a 98-run opening partnership before they were dismissed in back-to-back deliveries. It was India’s third-highest opening partnership and fourth-highest partnership for any wicket in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history.


India Women's highest partnerships for any wicket in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup history

Partners

Partnership runs

Partnership wicket

Opposition

Venue

Year

Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues

134

4

New Zealand Women

Providence

2018

Mithali Raj and Punam Raut

117

1

West Indies Women

Sylhet

2014

Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur

107

1

Bangladesh Women

Sylhet

2014

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma

98

1

Sri Lanka Women

Dubai (DICS)

2024

Sulakshana Naik and Mithali Raj

86

2

Sri Lanka Women

Basseterre

2010

Mandhana scored 50; Verma scored 43 

After completing her 36-ball 50 runs, Mandhana was dismissed on 50 runs off 38 balls through a run out. The left-handed opening batter hit four fours and one six in that innings. 

On the very next delivery of Mandhana’s wicket, opener Shafali Verma was dismissed by the Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu. Verma scored 43 off 40 balls with four fours. 

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 52 not out

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur handled the next step powerfully as she smashed a 27-ball half-century by scoring 52 not out off 27 balls with the help of eight fours and one six. In the last two balls, she hit two fours to complete her 14th WT20I 50+ runs.

India Women's second-highest total in WT20 WC

The 172/3 was the second-highest total for India Women in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup history. 

Total (Overs)

Opposition

Venue

Year

194/5 (20)

New Zealand Women

Providence

2018

172/3 (20)

Sri Lanka Women

Dubai (DICS)

2014

167/8 (20)

Australia Women

Providence

2018

167/8 (20)

Australia Women

Cape Town

2023

163/5 (20)

Bangladesh Women

Bengaluru

2016

 

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