It was a regulation catch however Asha Sobhana failed to carry on to the ball.© X (Twitter)
Pakistan all-rounder Aliya Riaz could not management her feelings after India’s Asha Sobhana dropped a regulation catch throughout their Women’s T20 World Cup match in Dubai on Sunday. The incident occurred after the powerplay when Muneeba Ali tried to play a ramp shot on Arundhati Reddy‘s ball. However, she didn’t time her shot and the ball went straight to Asha, who was standing at quick high quality leg. It was a regulation catch however Asha failed to carry on to the ball.
As Asha grassed the ball, the digital camera instantly panned in direction of Aliya within the dressing room, who was caught overlaying her face with the intention to cover her smile.
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However, the dropped catch did not come again to hang-out India as Shreyanka Patil dismissed Muneeba just a few overs late.
Meanwhile, Arundhati led the Indian bowling assault within the first inning after she bagged three wickets and gave 19 runs in her four-over spell at an financial system fee of 4.80.
Speaking after the tip of the match, Arundhati praised Renuka Singh and mentioned that she bowled very nicely. The India bowler added that she has labored lots on her T20 bowling.
“I’ve been bowling with the new ball and had to be prepared for the powerplay. We had a good powerplay, Renuka too bowled very well. I have worked a lot on my T20 bowling, in all stages of the game. I’ll be working even harder now. It was a day game and it was pretty hot, but we are used to this weather. I just wanted to hit the stumps more, and use my variations and slower ones. That has been working for me,” Arundhati mentioned after the tip of the match.
During the run chase, Shafali Verma (32 runs from 35 balls, 3 fours) and Harmanpreet Kaur (29 runs from 24 balls) helped India clinch a large six-wicket win over Pakistan.
Arundhati Reddy was named the Player of the Match after she displayed a surprising efficiency with the ball within the first inning.
(With ANI Inputs)
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