{"id":180465,"date":"2026-06-14T13:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T18:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180465"},"modified":"2026-06-14T13:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T18:53:09","slug":"harmanpreet-id-love-to-send-richa-on-ball-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180465","title":{"rendered":"Harmanpreet: \u201cI\u2019d love to send Richa on ball one\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71102287\">India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lauded wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh after her blistering knock during the side\u2019s win against Pakistan in the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Women in Blue eased past arch-rival Pakistan with a 64-run win to open their campaign on a thumping note.<\/p>\n<p>Richa\u2019s 17-ball 34 helped India set a 171-run target for Pakistan, which ended up being too much to chase for Fatima Sana\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian keeper-batter has, over the years, developed the reputation of being a finisher, often digging India out of a hole with quick-fire cameos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it is in my hands, I would love to send her on the first ball. But she has a role to play and she is doing well,\u201d Harmanpreet said of Richa after the match.<\/p>\n<p>India next faces the Netherlands on June 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/harmanpreet-kaur-on-richa-ghosh-india-vs-pakistan-women-t20-world-cup-2026\/article71102287.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lauded wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh after her blistering knock during the side\u2019s win against Pakistan in the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday. The Women in Blue eased past arch-rival Pakistan with a 64-run win to open their campaign on a thumping note. Richa\u2019s 17-ball 34 helped India set a 171-run &#8230; <a title=\"Harmanpreet: \u201cI\u2019d love to send Richa on ball one\u201d\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180465\" aria-label=\"Read more about Harmanpreet: \u201cI\u2019d love to send Richa on ball one\u201d\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281544052.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":180209,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180209","url_meta":{"origin":180465,"position":0},"title":"IND-W vs PAK-W, Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: Harmanpreet wants confidence-boosting opening win","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Harmanpreet Kaur has been one constant for India\u2019s remarkable resurgence in women\u2019s cricket. 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