 "Vaishnavi Sharma’s hat-trick, 5 wickets for 5 runs, the whole team piled up for 31 runs – News-Patiala Punjabi")
New Delhi- The Indian women’s cricket team has wreaked havoc in the U-19 T20 World Cup. After dismissing West Indies for 44 runs in the first match, they also held the hosts breathless. In the second match of the tournament, after winning the toss and bowling first, the Indian team broke the back of the Malaysian batting line-up. Half the team withdrew before scoring 25 runs. Vaishnavi Sharma, playing her first match, made a splash by taking a hat-trick. This bowler created history by taking 5 wickets in his first match. The entire team was dismissed for 31 runs in 14.3 overs.
India, the reigning ICC Women’s Under-19 World Cup champions, wreaked havoc on the opposition batsmen with their lethal bowling for the second consecutive match. Ayushi Shukla and Joshita along with Parunika Sisodia wreaked havoc against the West Indies. Vaishnavi Sharma’s talent was on display against hosts Malaysia. He laid such a web of spin that even the batsmen of the host team could not escape from it. This 19-year-old young player created a sensation by taking a hat-trick while playing his first match.
Hat-trick by Vaishnavi Sharma
After winning the toss, Indian captain Nikki Prasad opted to bowl for the second match in a row. The bowlers lived up to the captain’s confidence and completely broke the back of Malaysia’s batting. 8 players of the team got out on the score of 30 runs. Playing her first match, Vaishnavi Sharma created a sensation by bowling deadly and taking a hat-trick. This bowler, who came to bowl the 14th over of the innings against Malaysia, achieved this feat by taking wickets on the second, third and fourth balls. Vaishnavi bowled 4 overs and took 5 wickets for 5 runs.