WATCH: Sornnarin Tippoch wins hearts with ‘special gift’ to Stefanie Taylor during Women’s T20 World Cup 2020

Sornnarin Tippoch wins hearts: The Thai captain presented a ‘special gift’ to her West Indian counterpart at the toss.

During the second match of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup between West Indies and Thailand in Perth, Thailand captain Sornnarin Tippoch added another heartfelt incident to the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ moments.

It all happened during the toss when Tippoch won plentiful hearts after she presented West Indies captain Stefanie Taylor with a ‘special gift’. It is worth mentioning that this is Thailand’s first-ever World Cup match.

Playing at the historic WACA ground, Tippoch won the toss and opted to bat first. While Thailand managed to bat out their full quota of 20 overs, they would have hoped of scoring more runs than 78/9 against a strong West Indian side.

Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the third over, Thailand wicket-keeper batswoman Nannapat Koncharoenkai was their highest run-scorer with 33 (48) including one four.

Apart from Koncharoenkai and Naruemol Chaiwai (13), no other Thai batswoman was able to score in double digits. With bowling figures of 3-0-13-3, Taylor was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies. Other than their skipper, all other West Indian bowlers grabbed a wicket apiece.

Standing tall on her potential, Taylor also top-scored for West Indies as her 26* (37) played a pivotal role in a 53-run match-winning partnership for the fourth wicket alongside wicket-keeper batswoman Shemaine Campbelle (25*).

Sornnarin Tippoch wins hearts

How great is this?

Thailand captain Sornnarin Tippoch had a special gift for her opposite number Stafanie Taylor at the toss 🎁🙏#WIvTHA | #T20WorldCup | #WIBoldWIBrave | #LetsGoThailand pic.twitter.com/Q38bgQtj5Q

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) February 22, 2020

How Twitterati reacted:

🏏🇹🇭 What a beautiful moment for world cricket!@ThailandCricket have made their World Cup debut, and they came bearing gifts.

🎥 @T20WorldCup #WIvTHA #T20WorldCup #WIBoldWIBrave #LetsGoThailand pic.twitter.com/pRtabux7qT

— ABC Grandstand (@abcgrandstand) February 22, 2020

Thailand bow to all corners of the ground after their first World Cup game 🙏

Who else loves the spirit that they bring to the sport?#T20WorldCup | #WIvTHA pic.twitter.com/YsntKnw9nP

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) February 22, 2020

That feeling when you’re about to toss up for the first time in a World Cup match 😁#WIvTHA | #LetsGoThailand | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/jPOk7xEN3w

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) February 22, 2020

Preparing to cross the white line for the first time on the world stage. Deep. Breaths.#T20WorldCup | #WIvTHA pic.twitter.com/AGRp1lT4QA

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) February 22, 2020

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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