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#4 Mithali Raj heaps praise on Poonam Yadav's display against Australia

Yadav's inspired spell propelled India to a superb victory against Australia

Former Indian captain Mithali Raj praised Indian spinner, Poonam Yadav, for turning the game on its head through her magical bowling in the inaugural match of the Women's T20 World Cup against Australia.

India won the match by 17 runs thanks to a four-for by Yadav as she put the brakes on the scoring rate as well as picked important wickets to halt Australia's charge. Raj termed Yadav's speel as the turning point of match which helped India start their WC campaign on a high.

"That opening match definitely lived up to the hype of the tournament, which has been building so much over the past few weeks," International Cricket Council quoted Raj as saying.

Poonam Yadav's spell was the turning point. She's been one of the main spinners for India for quite some time now. Although we recovered our innings through Deepti Sharma and her partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues, it was Poonam's flurry of wickets against Australia's megastars, which completely changed the game."

Full article: ICC Women's T20I World Cup: Mithali Raj heaps praise on Poonam Yadav's display against Australia; calls her spell 'turning point' of the game