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Litchfield’s classic becomes a footnote in India’s superb win
Hindustan Times Delhi
|October 31, 2025
Phoebe Litchfield cover driving asa 16-year-old was the first sighting, The clip went viral, which helped the New South Wales batting sensation to speed through the meritorious Australian women's cricket biosphere.
Phoebe Litchfield.
(RAJU SHINDE/HT)
That was then.
‘The next defining image of the left-handed precocious batting talent's career came on a warm Octoberafternoon in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. The now 22-year-old switched her batting position and smacked India’s best spinner Deepti Sharma over what was the conventional covers boundary region.
Inacoming ofage knock, Litchfield's switch hits and reverse sweeps seemingly had India on the mat in the World Cup semifinal. So much so that by the time she was dismissed in the 28th over for 119 (93b, 17x4, 3x6), it took some time for the near-capacity home crowd at D Y Patil stadium to register and find their voice.
This story is from the October 31, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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