Deepti Sharma’s One-Handed Stunner To Dismiss Beth Mooney Takes Over the Internet. Deepti Sharma put in a heroic effort, catching Mooney with one hand on Sneh Rana’s delivery.
The gold medal match in the Commonwealth Games 2022 women’s cricket event concluded with Australia being crowned champions and India settling for a silver medal. In the thrilling summit clash against the mighty Australia, Harmanpreet Kaur’s side faced a nine-run defeat while chasing 162. Despite the loss, Team India provided their fans with a memorable moment in the form of Deepti Sharma’s spectacular one-handed catch to dismiss Australia batter Beth Mooney.
Mooney was on fire in the final match on Sunday at Edgbaston, scoring her half-century in 36 balls to give Australia the advantage. Moreover, Deepti Sharma made an extraordinary effort and took a one-handed catch to dismiss Mooney on Sneh Rana’s delivery in the 18th over. The batter left after scoring 61 points on 41 balls.
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Deepti Sharma’s One-Handed Stunner
The all-spectacular rounder’s catch drew everyone’s attention and left the fans speechless. The catch has also gone viral after being widely shared on social media.
One word for this catch#INDvsAUS #IndianCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/hdZ5Lav9bV
— Honey Bae (@Honeybae44) August 7, 2022
In addition, Australia captain Meg Lanning chose to bat first and posted 161/8 thanks to Mooney’s 61-run knock. Renuka Singh and Sneh Rana both took two wickets for India.
In the chase for 162, India was in command, led by Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues. However, the side collapsed from 118/2 to 152 all out, and Australia eventually won.
Harmanpreet Singh top-scored for India with 65 runs.
New Zealand had earlier won the bronze medal in women’s cricket after defeating England.
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