Via PTI
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hailed the Indian girls’s cricket workforce for combating until the top after it suffered a heart-breaking defeat towards South Africa to crash out of the Girls’s Global Cup.
“I applaud #TeamIndia led via @M_Raj03 (Mithali Raj) for combating until the top. Their #CWC22 adventure embodied the workforce’s by no means say die spirit. Wishing you all of the absolute best on your long term battles,” Gandhi tweeted.
India crashed out of the Girls’s Global Cup after struggling a three-wicket defeat towards South Africa in a must-win league-stage sport that went all the way down to the cord in New Zealand’s Christchurch on Sunday.
Smriti Mandhana (71), Shafali Verma (53) and skipper Mithali Raj (68) struck half-centuries, atmosphere the platform for India to achieve a aggressive 274 for seven on the Hagley Oval.
In spite of India’s moderate bowling and fielding, the fit went the whole distance with off-spinner Deepti Sharma desiring to shield seven runs within the ultimate over, however South Africa gained at the ultimate ball.