The trio of Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn and Charlie Dean were all on song, combining for eight wickets between them as Ireland suffered a batting collapse and stumbled from 80 for two to 105 all out.
The Gujarat-based franchise secured the services of Jharkhand-based cricketer Ashwani Kumari for INR 30 lakh while notching batting all-rounder Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil and Hurley Gala for INR 10 lakh each.
Merwe finished with a spell of 4/31 in four overs, which earned him the 'Man of the Match' title. Markram was also given the 'Man of the Tournament' award. He scored 366 runs in 12 matches at an average of 33.27 with a century and fifty. He also took 11 wickets in the tournament.
India registered a thrilling seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in a humdinger of a match to start their Women's T20 World Cup with a win on Sunday at Newlands
India registered a thrilling seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in a humdinger of a match to start their Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday at Newlands.
Laser-precise seamer Marufa Akter ripped through the Sri Lankan top order but Samarawickrama and De Silva steadied the ship to claim Sri Lanka's first-ever back-to-back wins at a Women's T20 World Cup and extend their impressive start in Group A
Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh struck an unbeaten partnership of 58 runs for the fourth wicket after the fall of captain Harmanpreet Kaur's wicket. Rodrigues scored an unbeaten 53 off 38 balls and Richa Ghosh scored an unbeaten 31 off 20 balls helping India chase down a 150-run target wit
Australia's team management asked the VCA ground crew if the centre wicket and training pitches could be left used after the match concluded so that the players could train on Sunday afternoon. However, after the squad left the ground, officials watered the centre wicket on Saturday night.