IND vs ENG: All-rounder Amanjot Kaur made a significant contribution with the ball and bat in the Indian team’s victory in the second T20 match against England.
The Indian women’s cricket team is currently on a tour of England, where it has to play a series of 5 T20 and 3 ODI matches against the host team. The Indian team has made a great start by winning the first two matches of the T20 series. Shri Charani played an important role in the first T20, while in the second match, young all-rounder Amanjot Kaur performed brilliantly and equaled a special record of Virat Kohli.
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Amanjot Kaur’s brilliant performance
In the second T20, Amanjot Kaur played an unbeaten 63 runs with the bat and took one wicket in bowling. With this performance, she became the second player in Indian cricket to score more than 60 runs and take at least one wicket in a T20 International match. For this brilliant performance, she also received the Player of the Match award.
Equaling Virat Kohli’s record
Amanjot equaled a record of Virat Kohli with her performance. Kohli scored an unbeaten 78 runs and took one wicket in the T20 match played against Pakistan in Colombo in 2012, for which he was also selected as the Player of the Match. This feat of Amanjot reflects her rising career.
Amanjot’s International Career
Right-handed batsman and medium pace bowler Amanjot Kaur has scored 155 runs and taken 6 wickets in 9 innings of 14 T20 matches at an average of 38.75. In ODIs, she scored 155 runs in 8 matches and took 12 wickets. Her all-round ability is proving to be important for the Indian team.
In the second T20 match of the series played at Bristol ground, Team India batted first and scored 181 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs, in which 24-year-old Amanjot Kaur played a brilliant innings of 63 runs in 40 balls. While chasing this target, England women’s team was able to score only 157 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.
