Top 10 amazing cricket moments of 2022
The year 2022 has witnessed some special cricketing moments that might be etched in the hearts of the fans forever.
5. Australia women’s 21-match long winning streak snapped
India women encountered Australia women in the second game of the five-match T20I series on December 11, 2022, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The visitors entered the contest, having thrashed Harmanpreet Kaur & co. by nine wickets in the first T20I.
The Women in Green and Gold were on a winning spree, having won their last 21 white-ball games and it seemed that the streak will only go from strength to strength. But Harmanpreet Kaur & co. had different ideas that evening.
Chasing 188, Smriti Mandhana led India’s charge with the bat and smashed 79 runs off 49 deliveries. But the Indian opener got out in the 17th over with the Women in Blue still needing 40 runs off 21 deliveries. Richa Ghosh (26* runs off 13 balls) and Devika Vaidya (11* runs off 5 balls) showed nerves of steel to take the game into the Super-over.
In the one-over shootout, Richa and Mandhana again displayed their batting might and helped their team post 20 runs on the board. In response, Alyssa Healy & co. could only manage 16 runs off six deliveries and India women handed Australia women their first defeat across formats since September 2021 and the stadium that had over 45000 people in attendance came alive.
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