India has won three matches in three matches. With this, India reached the Super Six group. India defeated Scotland by 85 runs in the third match played at Benoni. India won the toss and decided to bat first.
It was a great day for India, South Africa, and Australia on the fifth day of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup. All three teams had won big in their respective groups, while Bangladesh also made the tournament more interesting with their third win.
It should be noted that India has won three matches in three matches. With this, India reached the Super Six. India defeated Scotland by 85 runs in the third match played at Benoni. India won the toss and decided to bat first.
Captain Shefali Verma disappointed
G Trisha played an inning of 57 runs in 51 balls. Captain Shefali Verma was disappointed. She got out after scoring 1 run. Sonia Mehdia scored 6 runs. Richa Ghosh played an inning of 33 runs. Katherine Fraser took 2 wickets for 31 runs. Whereas, Naima Shaikh and Orla Montgomery got one wicket each. India had given Scotland a target of 152 runs.
Chasing the target, the Scottish openers got off to a solid start. Ailsa Lister (14 off 14 balls) and Darcy Carter (24 off 22 balls) lost wickets in the first powerplay. Scotland showed by their game that they are not an underdog team.
India won the third match in a row
After the dismissal of these two batsmen, no other batsman could reach double figures. In front of the Indian bowling, the entire team of Scotland was all out for 66 runs in just 13.1 overs.
Mannat Kashyap was the best of the bowling with 4/12 in four overs. While Archana Devi's 3/14 was also an outstanding performance. Sonam Yadav took 2/1 in her seven balls. India topped Group D. With this victory, India has made a place in the Super 6.
