Andhra Pradesh teen Gongadi Trisha, who grew to become the primary centurion within the historical past of the Ladies’s U-19 T20 World Cup, credited her idol Mithali Raj for influencing her sport and devoted the ton to her dad and mom.
“I’ve grown up watching Mithali Di, and I actually like how she paced her innings. I’ve all the time wished to do the identical. She’s all the time been my idol,” Trisha, who performs for Hyderabad, stated in a video posted by BCCI.
On Tuesday, the India opener struck an unbeaten 110 from simply 53 balls that powered India to a dominating 150-run victory over Scotland. Earlier within the match, India posted an enormous 208/1 earlier than bowling Scotland out for simply 58 in a Tremendous Six conflict.
“Sure, it’s actually particular for me. I wished to do that within the first World Cup match, however I acquired one other alternative.
“Towards Scotland, though we misplaced the toss, I all the time wished to bat first in order that we may play the complete 20 overs and rating huge,” she added.
Previous to her history-making century, Trisha’s had scored 49 towards Sri Lanka and 40 towards Bangladesh, proving to be one among standout gamers for the defending champion.
She additionally spoke in regards to the significance of her household’s unwavering help, significantly her father, who was in attendance to witness her innings.
“My father is my largest supporter, so scoring 100 in a U-19 World Cup in entrance of him is really particular,” she stated. “He involves see all my home matches, however for the primary match right here, he in some way missed it.
“Nonetheless, he made positive to be on the subsequent match as a result of he doesn’t wish to miss a single innings.
“So, I wish to dedicate this hundred to him in addition to to my mom, as I don’t suppose it will have been attainable with out her,” added Trisha.
Trisha additionally performed a key position in India’s victory on the U-19 Asia Cup final yr with a half-century within the remaining towards Bangladesh.
(With inputs from PTI)