Richa Ghosh continued its sensory form at the Women’s World Cup, playing a brilliant 94 to help India publish a competitive number of 251 against South Africa on Thursday. After another top order stumbles, Ghosh showcased his quiet and aggressive batter to stabilize the scene and lead India back to the quarrel. The ACA-VDCA Stadium, which is considered the best of three India has been fighting so far in the tournament, offers some reasons for early collapse. Rawal Pratika Opener (37) and Smriti Mandhana (23) Give India a bright start with a 55 partnership operated only over ten overs. Rawal’s slippery strokeplay, especially the lid flowing from Marizanne Kapp, stands out. Mandhana, however, struggled to find a rhythm, managing only one large six before falling to Noku Mlaba’s left arm player. The Indian scene began to collapse after the dismissal of Harleen Deol at 83 for one, with five drops for just 19 runs. Deepi Sharma, Jemimah rodriguesand Harmanpreet Kaur All fell cheap, leaving India to feel at 102 for six. At that time, Ghosh stepped on, forming an important 51 partnership with Amanjot Kaur (13) to push India to 150. Ghosh’s 77-Ball Knock, featuring 11 and 4 six, showed its excellent use and shooting time. Although dropped twice at 76 and 84, he maintained his peace and gradually opened, scoring 44 walking in just 24 balls to speed up the scenes. Ghosh then found another ally at Sneh rana (33), and together they added 88 to release 53 balls for the eighth goal, giving India a respected amount to defend. Ghosh fell at the last, lost two main pillars. She ended only six runs of less than a century and also missed the first Indian women’s goalkeeper to score a century in the World Cup. With this episode, Ghosh is now crossing 1,000 runs in the women’s Odi and maintaining a strike rate above 100, joining the Elite Company Chloe Tryon (SA) and Ashleigh Gardner (AUS). His performance on South Africa once again emphasized its importance to the Indian team, both as the winner and as a reliable top dough that could change the game under pressure.
