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Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 2 (ANI): 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. Also Read | Will Lamine Yamal Play Tonight in Barcelona vs Elche La Liga 2025-26 Match? Here's the Possibility of Spanish Star Featuring in Starting XI. 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. Also Read | Indian Heaven Premier League 2025 Suspended Due to Financial Irregularities and Mismanagement; Stranded IHPL Players Allowed to Leave Hotel After Organisers Assure Payment: Report. 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) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
