Parshvi Chopra struck a triple strike adopted by opener Shweta Sherawat’s unbeaten half-century as India stormed into the ultimate of the maiden Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup with a complete eight-wicket win over New Zealand, right here on Friday.
In the primary semi-final, India restricted New Zealand to 107 for 9 with Parshvi (3/20) out after skipper Shafali Verma gained the toss and elected to bowl.
The 16-year-old leg-spinner broke the again of the Kiwi batting order by taking three wickets in a row to complete at 74 for five within the thirteenth over.
Tita Sadhu, Mannat Kashyap, Shefali and Archana Devi additionally took one wicket every.
For NZ, Georgia Plimmer (35), Isabella Gaze (26) and Izzy Sharp (13) and Kelly Knight (12) reached double figures as they struggled to attain runs at Senwes Park.
Chasing 108, the women in blue chased house comfortably after a 45-ball unbeaten inning by Sehrawat, who had 10 hits to the fence.
Sehrawat and Soumya Tiwary (22) added 62 runs after the early dismissal of Shafali (10), who didn’t carry out as per expectations within the match, introduced them to the brink of victory.
Sehrawat and Gongadi Trisha (5) completed the job with the previous hitting the profitable runs off Browning for 4 as India reached 110 for two in 14.2 overs.
Parshvi was adjudged participant of the match for taking three wickets.
India will face the winner of the opposite semi-final between England and Australia.
Abbreviated Score:
New Zealand Women: 107 for 9 in 20 overs (Georgia Plimmer 35; Parshvi Chopra 3/20).
India Women: 110 for two in 14.2 overs (Shweta Sherawat 61; Anna Browning 2/18).
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
