Sachin Tendulkar impressed with the efforts of Indian eves, congratulates Mandhana and Jhulan

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was mighty impressed with the way India Women thumped South Africa Women in the second ODI of their tour to the Proteas soil. While most of the cricket fans have been busy with the series between the Men’s teams, the action between the eves has gone unnoticed. However, Tendulkar seems to have followed the game very closely.

During the course of the second ODI of the three-match series, Sachin posted a congratulatory tweet for two star performers for the Women in Blue in the match. He congratulated Smriti Mandhana for her herculean ton in the match. Also, he congratulated Jhulan Goswami for becoming the first cricketer in the history of Women’s cricket to take 200 scalps in ODI cricket.

In the match, the Indian eves thumped the hosts by a mammoth margin of 178 runs. Sachin Tendulkar, in his tweet, looked mighty impressed with the way the India Women side dominated the proceedings across all the departments of the game in the match.

Here is what Sachin Tendulkar tweeted:

“What a match this is turning out to be!! Stellar performance by @mandhana_smriti once again. A big congratulations to #JhulanGoswami on her 200th ODI wicket. #Jhulan200 #SAWvINDW,” Sachin Tendulkar wrote in his tweet.

What a match this is turning out to be!! Stellar performance by @mandhana_smriti once again. A big congratulations to #JhulanGoswami on her 200th ODI wicket. #Jhulan200 #SAWvINDW pic.twitter.com/Qz8potomrj

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 7, 2018

Commenting on the game, India Women batted first after having lost the toss. They lost Punam Raut for just 20 and skipper Mithali Raj perished after scoring identical 20 as well. It was Smriti Mandhana who held the innings together with a brilliant 135 that came off just 129 deliveries with 14 fours and a six to her name. She was well supported by the unbeaten fifties of Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy.

In response, no batter save Lizelle Lee could show intent in the Proteas camp. She top scored with 73 as South Africa Women crumbled for just 124 runs. Jhulan Goswami scalped her 200th ODI wicket when she dismissed Laura Wolvaardt in the fifth over of the match. She returned with figures of 1/29 in her 7 overs. Poonam Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with 4/24 to her name. The win has now given the Indian team an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 3-match series.

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