India Women’s cricket team ne England ke khilaaf teesre ODI mein 13 run se jeet haasil karke 2-1 se series jeet li. Yeh match Chester-le-Street mein khela gaya, jahan Harmanpreet Kaur ne 84 ball mein 102 run ki shandaar century banayi, jo unki saatvin ODI century thi. Unke saath Jemimah Rodrigues (50 run) aur Richa Ghosh (38 run) ne bhi mahatvapurna yogdaan diya, jisse India ne 318/5 ka majboot score banaya. Iske jawaab mein England 305 run par all-out ho gaya, jismein 21 saal ki Kranti Goud ne 6 wickets (6/52) lekar match ka rukh badal diya. Harmanpreet ne Kranti ki taareef mein kaha, “Jab bhi humein breakthrough chahiye tha, woh team ke liye thi.”
Kranti Goud, ek nayi khiladi, ne apne 5vein ODI mein hi 6 wickets lekar sabko chakit kar diya. Woh Deepti Sharma ke baad doosri sabse kam umar ki Indian bowler bani jinhone women’s ODI mein 5 ya zyada wickets liye. Harmanpreet ki century unki form mein waapsi ka sanket hai, jo Women’s ODI World Cup (September 30, 2025) ke liye achha sanket hai. Team ka fielding aur bowling unit, jismein Deepti Sharma aur Shree Charani ne bhi yogdaan diya, kafi mazboot dikh raha hai. India ka 318/5 ka score England mein kisi visiting team ka doosra sabse bada score tha.
England ke Nat Sciver-Brunt (98 run) aur Emma Lamb (68 run) ne 162 run ki partnership karke India ke bowlers ko challenge kiya. India ke bowlers ne ek samay par control kho diya tha jab England 8/2 se 170/2 tak pahunch gaya. Yeh World Cup jaise bade tournament mein mushkil paida kar sakta hai. Harmanpreet ki slow shuruaat (10 ball mein 0 run) bhi chinta ka vishay ho sakti hai, khaas kar jab team ko tezi se run chahiye.
| Khiladi | Runs/Wickets | Balls/Overs | Strike Rate/Economy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 102 runs | 84 balls | 121.43 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 50 runs | 45 balls | 111.11 |
| Kranti Goud | 6 wickets | 9.5 overs | 5.39 (economy) |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 98 runs | 105 balls | 93.33 |
Harmanpreet ne 2017 Women’s World Cup semi-final mein Australia ke khilaaf 171* run banaye the, jo ab bhi ek record hai. Kranti ki performance Jhulan Goswami (2005 mein 6 wickets) ke baad England ke khilaaf doosri aisi shandaar bowling hai. Yeh jeet India ke liye 2017 World Cup final ke baad England ke khilaaf ek aur yaadgaar pal hai, jab India 9 run se haar gaya tha.
Agle match mein India ka Australia ke khilaaf 3-ODI series (September 14, 2025) khelna hai. India ke liye Kranti Goud aur Deepti Sharma par betting karna faydemand ho sakta hai, khaas kar “Top Bowler” bet mein, kyunki unki form aur consistency shandaar hai. “Match Winner” bet mein India ke chances 40% hain, kyunki Australia defending champion hai. Kranti ke liye “Player of the Match” bet bhi ek achha option hai, unki recent performance ko dekhte hue.
India ka yeh jeet unke liye World Cup se pehle ek bada boost hai, lekin chhoti teams aur naye khiladiyon ka utsaah bhi utna hi mahatvapurna hai. Kranti jaise young talents India ke bhavishya ke liye ummeed jagate hain.