India Women Beat Zimbabwe for Second Win Under Mandhana
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India Women's cricket team has won their second match in a row under captain Smriti Mandhana.
They defeated Zimbabwe by 9 wickets in a T20I match.
A T20I is a short international cricket game between two countries.
Opening batters Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana batted together and created a new world record.
Shafali Verma scored a half-century, helping India chase down Zimbabwe's total easily.
Mandhana also contributed with the bat as the pair built a strong opening partnership.
Their partnership against Zimbabwe became the best of its kind ever recorded in T20I cricket.
Before the match started, players from both India and Zimbabwe wore a black armband while walking onto the field.
The BCCI, which is the board that manages cricket in India, gave an explanation for the black armbands.
The win continues India's strong form in the series against Zimbabwe.
With two wins already, India has shown good form under their new captain.
The match took place in Raipur, a city in India.
Vocabulary9 words
- captain
- the person who leads a sports team
- T20I
- a short international cricket match format
- world record
- the best achievement ever recorded anywhere
- half-century
- fifty runs scored by one player
- opening partnership
- runs scored together by the first two batters
- black armband
- a dark cloth strip worn on the arm, often for respect
- BCCI
- the organisation that controls cricket in India
- form
- how well a team or player is playing recently
- chase down
- to score enough runs to win after batting second
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1. India won by 9 wickets 2. A world record opening partnership in T20I cricket against Zimbabwe 3. True
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India Women's cricket team has won their second match in a row under captain _____.
They defeated Zimbabwe by _____ wickets in a T20I match.
Opening batters Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana batted together and created a new _____.
Shafali Verma scored a _____, helping India chase down Zimbabwe's total easily.
Their partnership against Zimbabwe became the best of its kind ever recorded in _____ cricket.
Before the match started, players from both India and Zimbabwe wore a _____ while walking onto the field.
The _____, which is the board that manages cricket in India, gave an explanation for the black armbands.
With two wins already, India has shown good _____ under their new captain.
The match took place in _____, a city in India.
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