On one side, there is the team that establishes superiority in the field of female cricket, Australia, the 7-time ODI World Cup winners. The Australian women’s team has a record of consistency, skills and mental toughness which has been the standard of the model since time immemorial. They are the team that everyone compares themselves to be so indefatigable, cool and apparently invincible in the moments that count.
But opposite them is a team that does not fear to dream big, India. One of the sides has gained by leaps and bounds over the past few years, catching up with each series, each tournament, and each moment on which it is marked. Provided there exists a single team that can bring the formidable Aussies down, it is this new generation Indian team that is eager to create its own piece of history in the history of cricketing.
The recollections of 2017 are still fresh. The memorable 171 of Harmanpreet Kaur at Derby versus Australia during the World Cup semifinal in the women cricket game is one of the most memorable knocks in the history of the female game generation – a moment that marked the beginning of the Indian presence in the world. India did not conform to the odds that day and made the world see what they could do. They are in the same situation eight years later when they have to confront the same opponents, but this time in the home ground.
The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai has become a blue ocean with a lot of energy and promise. The task is obvious to ascend to the situation, to make that decisive move that they lost the last time, and to eventually claim the long-awaited World Cup victory.
And, right when the readers were about to think it couldn’t get any more tense, a hint of it came through. Kranti Gaud has hit the gold, as she sent the dangerous Alyssa Healy back home early on in the innings. The crowd cheered, and the rain started falling, and that was a small break in what is going to be a battle that will remain in memory as another great India vs Australia match.
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