India batter Pratika Rawal’s childhood coach Shravan Kumar, who has also coached Ishant Sharma and Harshit Rana, praised the youngster for her performances for the Women in Blue after she scored a magnificent century against New Zealand in the Women’s World Cup on Thursday.

In a crucial do-or-die encounter of the Women’s World Cup against the White Ferns, Rawal delivered a brilliant performance with the bat and scored her maiden World Cup ton.

Opening the innings, Rawal and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana shared a massive 212-run partnership before Mandhana’s dismissal. The 25-year-old then contributed 35 runs in her 76-run second-wicket partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues before departing.

Rawal finished her innings with 122 runs off 134 deliveries, significantly boosting India’s scoreboar

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