Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana (Credits - Twitter)

Smriti Mandhana, who usually grabs the headlines for her heroics with the bat, caught the attention of the cricketing fanatics with her blistering fielding skills. Playing for India B in Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy, Smriti Mandhana displayed her catching ability by grabbing a one-handed stunner to dismiss Devika Vaidhya.

During the 6th over of India A’s innings, all-rounder Anuja Patil bowled a good-length delivery, to which, Devika Vaidhya played a cover drive to get a boundary. However, Smriti Mandhana, who was guarding the area, took an astounding catch to bring joy for her team.

Smriti Mandhana-led India-B reaches Final:

Getting into the details of the game, initially, it was Smriti Mandhana-led India B, who won the toss, elected to bat first. Mandhana and Vanitha gave a solid start by adding a 50-run partnership for the wicket before Mansi Joshi giving the crucial breakthrough/ Mandhana followed her after scoring a well-made 34 runs.

Smriti Mandhana, Indian Women Cricket Team
Smriti Mandhana (Credits: Getty)

The number 3 Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa got the starts, but unfortunately, failed to carry on the flow. In the end, Pooja Vastrakar and Shikha Pandey added 29 runs to put 139 runs on the board. Sneh Rana was the pick of bowlers with a couple of wickets while Mansi Joshi and Radha grabbed one wicket each.

In reply to the chase, apart from Priya Punia and Deepti, no player looked comfortable in the middle. The duo combined added 67 runs in the total of 104 runs, which tells you the story of India-A lineup. Sushree and Anuja Patil picked up two wickets while Pooja and Tanuja scalped one wicket each.

With the victory, Smriti Mandhana led India B qualified for the finals of the T20 Challenger tournament. Now, it will be a battle between India A and India A, as the winner will meet India B in the final of the tournament.

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