India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lauded the bowlers and openers for taking the lead in the job of getting a comfortable victory over Pakistan in their first game of the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup.
At the top of the T20I bowlers' rankings, Englishwoman Sophie Ecclestone continued to be unopposed.
Harmanpreet lit up the gloomy atmosphere with a breath-taking display of magnificent shots in her knock of 143
In order to start the ODI series on a winning note, Mandhana, who was named "Player of the Match" for her outstanding 91 off 99 balls.
While Rohit was nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna award, Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Deepti Sharma were nominated for Arjuna Awards on Saturday.
Commenting on the picks, Sourav Ganguly, President, BCCI said: "We went through a lot of data and considered various parameters before shortlisting.
Former Indian player and current Bengal U-19 coach Priyanka Roy also contributed Rs 10,000 directly to the State Relief Fund.
Deepti was economical throughout India's campaign in the Women's T20 World Cup 2020.
Meanwhile, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was also happy with the team's performance and highlighted how the win against four-time champions Australia is a sign of India becoming better as a unit.
For the hosts, Jonassen picked a couple of wickets for 24 runs while Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma were the stars of the bat for India.
