India spinner Radha Yadav played her first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 match against Bangladesh after the hosts decided to rest a few players in the last league match of the tournament.

Having warmed the bench for the first six group matches, Radha grabbed the opportunity to end up with a three-wicket spell in Navi Mumbai, as per the ICC website.

Speaking about her selection in the playing XI, Radha said, “Whenever you play for India, you wait for that one opportunity (to contribute).”

“I consider myself very lucky that I am the twelfth man of the team, where I sometimes get to take the field even without being a part of the first XI, ” she said.

Apart from excelling in the bowling department with figures of 6-0-30-3, Radha was also successful in inflicting a runout with a direc

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