AGENCY
COLOMBO: Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav produced a career-best bowling figures as India thrashed a hapless Zimbabwe by nine wickets in a Group A match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier here today.
Asked to bowl first, Poonam spun a web around the opposition batters to demolish Zimbabwe for a meagre 60 in 28.5 overs.
Besides Poonam, Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/18) picked up two wickets for Indian eves.
Zimbabwe women’s struggled throughout their innings with only Mary-Anne Musonda (26) and Precious Marange (12) managing double digit scores eves as four batters failed to open their account.
The chase turned out to be a cakewalk for the Indians as Mithali Raj’s team took just nine overs to overwhelm the target for the loss of just one wicket.
Opener Veda Krishnamurthy was the lone Indian wicket to fall, after playing a quick 29-run knock off 16 deliveries.
Mona Meshram (21 not out) and Harmanpreet Kaur (11 not out) guided Indian
women home without any further damage.
score board
Zimbabwe innings
M Mupachikwa† c & b Joshi 00
L Tshuma b Yadav 03
M Musonda c †Verma b Gayakwad 26
A Ndiraya c & b Poonam Yadav 00
N Nyathi lbw b Poonam Yadav 00
SM Mayers* c Bisht b Poonam Yadav 04
P Marange c †Verma b Poonam Yadav 12
P Mujaji c †Verma b Gayakwad 02
J Nkomo b Poonam Yadav 08
T Granger run out (Bisht/†Verma) 00
N Mutasa not out 03
Extras 02
Total 60/10
India innings
V Krishnamurthy c Mutasa b Marange 29
MR Meshram not out 21
H Kaur not out 11
Extras 00
Total 61/1