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Richa Ghosh Makes History: Ties Dottin's Six-Hitting Record in Women's WC

Richa Ghosh has created history in her debut Women's World Cup tournament. She tied with West Indies' Deandra Dottin and South Africa's Lizelle Lee for the most sixes in a single edition. Her powerful batting in the death overs proved crucial for India's campaign. The young wicketkeeper-batter finished with impressive stats including 235 runs at a strike rate over 133.

Key Points: Richa Ghosh Ties Women's World Cup Six-Hitting Record

  • Ghosh ties with Dottin and Lee for most sixes in Women's WC edition
  • Her 34-run knock in final helped India reach 298/7 total
  • Dominated death overs with 185 runs at 165.17 strike rate
  • Made 235 runs in debut tournament with impressive 133+ strike rate
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Richa Ghosh ties with WI's Dottin's, SA's Lizelle for joint-most sixes in single Women's WC edition

Indian wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh equals Deandra Dottin and Lizelle Lee's record of 12 sixes in a single Women's World Cup edition during final against South Africa.

"Richa has been extremely prolific in the death overs phase from overs 41-50, scoring the most amount of runs - Match Analysis"

Navi Mumbai, November 2

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh made history, tying with West Indies star Deandra Dottin for most sixes in a single edition of the ICC Women's World Cup.

On Sunday, during the ICC Women's WC final against South Africa, Richa played a vital knock of 34 in 24 balls, with three fours and two sixes. Her knock played a crucial role in pushing the team to the late 290s.

Now, Richa is levelled with Dottin and South Africa's Lizelle Lee (12) for joint-most sixes in a women's WC edition. Dottin's 12 sixes came in the 2013 edition, while Lizelle's 12 came in the 2017 edition.

During this tournament, Richa has been extremely prolific in the death overs phase from overs 41-50, scoring the most amount of runs, 185 at the best strike rate of 165.17 amongst all batters.

Richa's debut tournament has been sensational, having made 235 runs in eight innings at an average of 39.16, with a half-century, a knock of 94, which came against South Africa. Her strike rate has been over 133.

Coming to the match, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first. A century partnership between Smriti Mandhana (45 in 58 balls, with eight fours) and Shafali Verma kick-started things for India, followed by another 62-run stand between Shafali (87 in 78 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and Jemimah Rodrigues (24 in 37 balls, with a four). India was at a fine platform of 166/2.

A 52-run stand between skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (20 in 29 balls, with two fours) and Deepti Sharma took India beyond the 200-run mark. A final flourish by Deepti (58 in 58 balls, with three fours and a six) and Richa Ghosh (34 in 24 balls, with three fours and two sixes) helped India reach 298/7 in their 50 overs.

Ayabonga Khaka (3/58) was the leading wicket-taker for SA.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Richa Ghosh is the future of Indian women's cricket! At just 19, showing such power hitting and composure under pressure. Her 94 against SA earlier was brilliant too. Hope BCCI gives more opportunities to young talents like her.
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Sarah B
As someone who follows women's cricket globally, this is a massive achievement. Dottin and Lee are established power hitters, and for Richa to match them shows how far Indian women's cricket has come. The death overs performance is particularly impressive!
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Aman W
While Richa's achievement is commendable, I feel our batting order could have been better managed. Harmanpreet at 20(29) was too slow in the middle overs. Need more aggressive intent throughout the innings, not just at the death.
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Nisha Z
Richa's partnership with Deepti in the final overs was crucial! 34 runs in 24 balls with 2 sixes when it mattered most. This is exactly the kind of fearless cricket we want to see from our women's team. More power to her! 🔥
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Michael C
The statistics speak for themselves - 185 runs in death overs at 165+ strike rate is world class. Richa Ghosh has announced herself on the global stage. Looking forward to seeing more of her in WPL and international cricket.

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