Jhulan's women are on top Down Under
Updated On: 15 March, 2009 07:14 AM IST | | Khalid A-H Ansari
Anjum scores 76 to help women's team get revenge over Australia in World Cup
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Anjum scores 76 to help women's team get revenge over Australia in World Cup
In a resolute effort to emulate the feats of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Team India, which won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007, and Virat Kohli's young squad, which captured the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup six months later, Jhulan Goswami's women's team upset fancied Australia in the ICC Women's World Cup by 16 runs at the North Sydney Oval on Saturday.
Put in to bat, the Indian women, who had lost 10 of their last 11 encounters to Australia including the 2005 World Cup final, rattled up 234 for five in their 50 overs and restricted the home side to 218 for seven.
Top effort
In a resolute effort to emulate the feats of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Team India, which won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007, and Virat Kohli's young squad, which captured the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup six months later, Jhulan Goswami's women's team upset fancied Australia in the ICC Women's World Cup by 16 runs at the North Sydney Oval on Saturday.Put in to bat, the Indian women, who had lost 10 of their last 11 encounters to Australia including the 2005 World Cup final, rattled up 234 for five in their 50 overs and restricted the home side to 218 for seven.
Top effort
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