'Swing Queen,' RCB Fans go Crazy as Renuka Thakur Takes Fiver in INDW vs ENGW T20 World Cup 2023 Match

INDW vs ENGW: Renuka Singh Thakur showed no mercy to the England women's batting lineup as she took 5 wickets in her four overs.

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A fast bowler who confessed her disbelief when she got selected for the Women's ODI World Cup last year, took 5 wickets for India women's cricket team in their clash against England women. Bowling the first over, Renuka ran havoc on England batters as she started off with a wicket of Danni Wyatt (0) who nicked it behind to wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh. She was unstoppable on Saturday in Gqeberha as Alice Capsey was her next victim. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur saw the rhythm she was bowling in and decided to give her three overs back-to-back to attack England.

Social media could not keep calm as the RCB and India fast-bowler got the England middle-order on their knees. (Watch: Richa Ghosh Does A MS Dhoni, Takes a Stunning Catch to Dismiss Danielle Wyatt on Renuka Singh's Bowling, Twitter Chants 'RCB...RCB')

Checkout the reactions below:

Renuka Singh Thakur
Best Bowling figure by an Indian in T20 WC
5/15 #T20WomensWorldCup #RenukaThakur #thakur #Rajput #cricket pic.twitter.com/dXJnom8yNk

— Aman Thakur (@ThakurAman7773) February 18, 2023

Take a bow  Renuka Singh Thakur #T20WorldCup

— Sudhanshu Singh (@iamsuds98) February 18, 2023

Renuka Singh Thakur Supremacy 

- 4 overs
- 15 runs
- 5 wickets 

Now up to Madhana and co to get these. #INDvsENG

—  (@SaurabhTripathS) February 18, 2023

Queen Renuka Singh Thakur 
Take a bow!!!#RenukaSingh #indwvsengw #INDvsAUS

— Naman Pirthani (@Namanpirthani) February 18, 2023

Renuka Singh Thakur - the swing queen! pic.twitter.com/uBWZ02RSvE

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 18, 2023

Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bowl against England in a crucial Group B game at St George`s Park, Gqeberha on Saturday. India made one change by bringing in experienced pacer Shikha Pandey in place of Devika Vaidya while the English team is unchanged from their last game against Ireland. Stakes will be high when the two teams walk onto the field as the winner will more or less finish on top of Group B, helping the side avoid five-time champions Australia in the semi-finals.

The two teams last featured in a game that garnered controversy for spinner Deepti Sharma running out Charlotte Dean at the non-striker`s end to help India whitewash the ODI series.This will further fuel the rivalry between the two sides who are considered to be the contenders for the T20 World Cup along with Australia.

"We are going to bowl because of the weather and the conditions. Chasing will be a better option today. We have one change - Shikha comes in for Devika. The bowling has been a concern for us as we have given loose balls in the last two games and have to do better in that department. It is an important game and we want to keep doing what we have done till now," Harmanpreet Kaur said after winning the toss.

"No, no problem (on losing the toss). I was also going to bowl first with a bit of rain around. The pitch is a little bit tacky. We are unchanged. We could be a little bit sharp in the field, give a bit more energy to the bowlers and the seamers set high standards. Every time we talk about going hard, it is about going hard for those conditions," Heather Knight said during the toss.

India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh

England Women (Playing XI): Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver Brunt, Heather Knight(c), Amy Jones(w), Katherine Sciver Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Sarah Glenn and Lauren Bell. (With ANI inputs)