Colombo had to be added as a neutral venue according to the hybrid model that was accepted for the Champions Trophy after India refrained from travelling to Pakistan for the ICC event.
A pioneer in seam and swing bowling with a longevity comparable to James Anderson and Richard Hadlee, Goswami’s retirement marks a seismic shift in India’s pace stocks.
India raced to top of the table with a 155-run win over Stafanie Taylor’s side, who, despite dominating performance from openers, collapsed from 100-0 after 12 overs to 162 all out.
India rode on brilliant centuries from opener Smriti Mandhana and vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur to register their second win in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup Saturday.
Impressive death bowling from Vastrakar and Goswami kept New Zealand to 260-9 but despite Kaur’s efforts, the Indian chase never got going within the first 20 overs itself.
India were heading for defeat after losing 5 wickets for 18 runs, but a 122-run partnership from Vastrakar and Rana took the game away from Pakistan, with India winning by 107 runs.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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