Cricket is no less than a religion in India. While there several incidents of fans going crazy in order to get a glimpse of the men's cricket stars they idolise or admire, this time around a video of a young fan breaking down in denies after not being able to meet her favourite women cricket stars in Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues has gone viral.
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Notably, India Women are meeting England Women in a home bilateral T20I series in which the first T20I was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Post the match, a bunch of fans who had prepared placards and posters and wanted to get it autographed by Harmanpreet and Jemimah seemed disappointed. One among them started crying in a video posted by Female Cricket.
Take a look at the viral video here:
India Succumb To 38-Run Defeat In Series Opener
Meanwhile, India succumbed to a 38-run defeat in the series opener. While England Women scored 197/6, riding on Nat-Sciver Brunt's 77 off 53 and Danni Wyatt's 75 off 47, in the run-chase, despite Shafali Verma's 52 off 42 and Harmanpreet Kaur's 26 off 21, India could only manage 159/6.
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Sophie Ecclestone was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors and made a match-winning impact, picking up 3 wickets for 15 runs in her 4 overs. Sarah Glenn (1/25) and Freya Kemp (1/30) were the English bowlers who tasted success and helped the Three Lions take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.