Mithali-Veda partnership completely changed the complexion of the match
#5 Rajeshwari Gayakwad’s fifer
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Gayakwad was also named the player of the match for her heroics
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The slow left-arm bowler was playing her first match of the World Cup, one which was a virtual quarter-final for her team, and she grabbed the opportunity with both hands. The Karnataka player came in to bowl in the eleventh over with three of the NZ batswomen already back in the dressing room.
However, she did not get complacent and in the fourth over of her spell picked her first wicket. She, then, picked one wicket each in the subsequent four over of her spells and absolutely owned the NZ batting batswomen.
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