Women's T20 World Cup: Team India Star Wins Fielder of the Match Medal for Stunning Catch Against Sri Lanka – News18

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Last Updated: October 10, 2024, 14:21 IST
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Team India star wins the Fielder of the Match Medal
Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav won the best fielder medal for her stunning catch in India’s clinical win.  Harmanpreet Kaur’s Team India on Wednesday thrashed Asian champions, Sri Lanka, taking a step closer to the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final. The women in blue showcased an all-round show to keep themselves in the hunt. On the other hand, the 82-run defeat knocked Sri Lanka out of the tournament.
Firstly, the batters shone to post a mammoth 172/3 then all five bowlers took wickets and kept their economy rates below five, while the fielders took great catches to thrash Sri Lanka by 82 runs and jump to the second spot in Group A with a net run rate of 0.560.
Fielding coach Munish Bali praised the Indian team for their scintillating show on the field. “Super-duper stuff…well done… We took nine catches and one stumping. Not even a single ball was fumbled,” he said in a video posted on bcci. tv.
| | #INDvSLA BIG catch that produced a BIG win ✅
The fielding medal winner had to be announced on the BIG screen!
WATCH – By @ameyatilak | #TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup | #WomenInBlue
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 10, 2024
He lauded Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh Thakur and Sajana Sajeevan for their excellent fielding show before announcing Radha as the winner as Fielder of the Match.
When Vishmi Gunaratne miscued a loft off Renuka then substitute fielder Radha ran diagonally to her right and made a dive to her left to complete a stunning catch.
Reflecting on India’s win, head coach Amol Muzumdar said, “What a win. Next 3-4 days we stay as grounded as possible. Stay low-key; you have done your job on the ground. One day is done… all ticks. Good teams, soild teams, dominant teams always remember their losses, remember that.”
Sri Lanka have been eliminated after three defeats on the bounce while India have crept right back up on the Net Run Rate (NRR) scale. Women in Blue will next play six-time champion Australia on Sunday in their last group-stage fixture.

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