Smriti Mandhana Hit On Head During Warm-Up Game Against South Africa

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana was clonked on the top of their first warm-up match towards South Africa girls on Sunday on the Mainpower Oval in Rangiora.

The left-handed batter was hit on the top by South Africa pacer Shabnim Ismail’s bouncer within the early overs of the sport as India have been requested to bat first after dropping the toss. Mandhana was examined by the workforce medical workers following the incident and was allowed to bat additional.

Smriti Mandhan retired for precautionary causes

However the opening batter retired simply after an over and a half after being consulted for the second time. In response to the workforce medical workers, the participant had no concussion signs however she pulled out on account of precautionary causes. Mandhana scored 12 off 23 balls earlier than retiring her innings.

Harmanpreet Kaur scores 103 in warm-up match

India’s vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur slammed 103 off 114 with 9 boundaries at a strike price of 90.35 and wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia, who opened the innings alongside Mandhana, made 78-ball 58 as India posted 244 for 9 within the first innings.

South Africa medium-pacer Ayabonga Khaka was the choose of the Proteas bowlers, she scalped three wickets for 23 runs from seven overs. Khaka bought the wickets of Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet and Poonam Yadav.

Earlier this month, Mandhana was remoted in New Zealand authorities’s Obligatory Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facility together with teammates Meghna Singh and Renuka Singh. Mandhana missed the one T20I match and the primary three ODIs towards the White Ferns however returned for the final couple of video games for India. She made 71 off 84 as India gained the ultimate ODI by six wickets to keep away from the whitewash within the five-match ODI sequence.

India girls will play the second warm-up match towards West Indies girls on March 1 earlier than they tackle arch-rivals Pakistan on March 6 of their first sport of the ICC Ladies’s World Cup 2022.

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