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Amanjot Kaur Rescues India With Match-Winning Allround Display in World Cup Opener

Her World Cup bow reflects an eight-month comeback built on rehab followed by a planned pre-tournament rest.

India allrounder Amanjot Kaur during her (L) vital innings of 57 on course to beating Sri Lanka the ICC Women's ODI World Cup at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday. (AFP)
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Overview

  • Coming in at No. 8 with India 124/6 in Guwahati, she hit 57 and added a 103-run stand off 99 balls with Deepti Sharma to lift the total to 269/8.
  • Sri Lanka lost by 59 runs under the DLS method as Kaur also took 1/37, reinforcing her role as a seam-bowling allrounder.
  • She said skipping recent matches, including the Australia ODI series, was a workload call to stay fresh for the World Cup rather than due to a new injury.
  • A stress fracture and a hand ligament tear had sidelined her for about eight months before she returned through domestic cricket and the WPL.
  • The opener drew a reported crowd of over 22,000, and India are next scheduled to face Pakistan on October 5 in Colombo.