It's maiden appearance for India in the finals, whereas it is the seventh for Australia, who are already five time champions. India have the psychological advantage of beating Australia in their opening match of this tourney. Poonam Yadav's (2nd in row below) magical leg spin spell helped our team in containing the hosts.
Shefali Verma (1st in row below) has hit a purple patch in this tournament. Her quick-fire batting was helpful in winning over New Zealand and Srilanka. While Radha Yadav's (3rd in row below) 4-wicket haul proved too much for Sri Lanka, Veda's (last in the row) lightning 20 runs of only 11 balls sealed the fate of Bangladesh.
Rain-washed semi-finals against England has robbed the much needed match-practice for our team. They have not played a match since last 8 days, which has caused some concern.
It's also time to remember our veteran women cricketers. Shantha Rangaswamy (left top) was India's first Test captain during 1976 against West Indies. She was also the first Indian Woman to hit a century against New Zealand in Dunedin (1977). She also rose to become General Manager for Canara Bank.
Mithali Raj (right top) with her over 10,000 runs in international cricket is rightly called as the Tendulkar of Women's cricket.
Let's wish our 'girls' all the best for tomorrow's finals and let us hope that they will win the cup to make us proud on the eve of International Women's Day!
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