Today, for instance, they bowled the opposition out for a very low score—it was a remarkable performance,” Richa’s father told ANI after the match. The excitement of an India-Pakistan cricket clash was heightened for Richa Ghosh’s family as the Indian women’s team registered a thumping seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup. Wicketkeeper-batter’s father Manabendra Ghosh expressed pride in his daughter’s contribution to the win. “Whenever there is a match against Pakistan, we get very excited; the sentiment is that we simply have to beat them. We know our team is excellent and will definitely win; there is no doubt about that. However, we tune in specifically to see how they win.
The excitement of an India-Pakistan cricket clash was heightened for Richa Ghosh’s family as the Indian women’s team registered a thumping seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup.
Mandhana had scored a century in India’s previous match. The victory completed India’s perfect group-stage campaign, with the defending side winning all three of its matches against Thailand, Hong Kong and Pakistan to collect six points. Sana then dismissed Smriti Mandhana for nine, leaving India at 29/3. During her brief innings, Shafali also completed 3,000 runs in Women’s T20 Internationals, becoming the youngest player to reach the milestone at 22 years and 220 days.
“Having a girl from our own hometown on the team is a source of great pride; she is always making us proud,” he added.
