The India skipper, featuring in her fifth Women’s World Cup campaign, stood centre-stage at the DY Patil Stadium, overwhelmed and almost unable to process the magnitude of what she had achieved.
Kranti Goud (22) hails from Ghuwara village in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag praised the Indian women’s team for their fearless performance after they stunned defending champions Australia to storm into the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup final with a record chase at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
The injury puts Pratik in doubt for India's semifinal clash with Australia at the same venue on October 30.
Fighting half-centuries by Brooke Halliday and Isabella Gaze went in vain as New Zealand succumbed to a superior batting and bowling effort by India to go down by 53 runs via DLS Method in a rain-hit Match 24 of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup here on Thursday.
Having faced Indian pacer Kranti Gaud earlier, and with the eased-up conditions in the second half of the game, South African batter Nadine de Klerk's confidence grew as she led her team to victory against India in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup.
Opener Pratika Rawal expressed confidence in the team’s batting depth after the sessions.
Along with the 15-member World Cup squad, the six standbys will also join, including Sayali Satghare, who is part of the Australia ODIs but will make way for allrounder Amanjot Kaur in the World Cup roster.
With momentum and home advantage, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will begin their campaign against Sri Lanka on September 30 after a preparatory home ODI series against Australia.
Indian batter Smriti Mandhana recently smashed a brilliant ton against West Indies in the ongoing ICC Women's ODI World Cup on Saturday.
