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CWG 2022: Radha Yadav’s fielding example against Australia, ICC also saluted

Sudev Haldar
2 years ago

The Indian women’s cricket team may have lost the final match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 by 9 runs, but the way the team’s players fielded during this match became an example. Radha Yadav’s runout or Deepti Sharma’s one-handed stunning catch. The cleverness with which Radha Yadav ran out captain Meg Lanning also won the hearts of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Lanning was playing 36 off 26 balls and was at the non-striker’s end, Radha was cleverly run out.

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Radha just cleverly directed the ball to the nonstriker’s stump

It was the first ball of the 11th over of the Australian innings and Beth Mooney was on strike. The ball was going straight with Mooney’s bat. On the other hand, Lanning came out of the crease. Radha just cleverly directed the ball to the nonstriker’s stump and thus ended Lanning’s innings. This wicket was very important for India.

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While sharing this video, ICC wrote that describe Radha’s fielding effort in one word. People have also commented a lot on this. Well, talking about the match, on the basis of fielding and bowling, Team India stopped Australia for 161 runs in 20 overs. In reply, the Indian team was reduced to 152 runs in 19.3 overs. At one point India’s score was 118 for two, but the picture of the match changed as soon as Jemima Rodriguez was dismissed and India lost the match. Thus the CWG’s first women’s cricket gold medal went to Australia.

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