Women’s Asia Cup: India defeated Thailand by 74 runs in Sylhet to advance to Thursday’s Women’s Asia Cup final.
Thailand only managed to score 74 for 9 in their 20 overs, falling short of the necessary 149 runs to win. Naruemol Chaiwai and Nattaya Boochatham, the captains of Thailand, both scored 21 runs, and Deepti Sharma, the top Indian bowler, had a 3 for 7 record.
When India was first asked to bat, they reached a total of 148 for 6.
Shafali Verma scored 42, while Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur each made 36 and 27.
Thailand’s top bowler, Sornnarin Tippoch, with a 3/24 performance.
In 20 overs, India scored 148 for 6 (Shafali Verma was on 42 and Harmanpreet Kaur was on 36; Sornnarin Tippoch took 3-24).
20 overs later, Thailand had 74 for 9 (Naruemol Chaiwai 21, Nattaya Boochatham 21, Deepti Sharma 3/7).
Harmanpreet, who led the team again after missing the previous two games owing to an injury, appeared healthy and laced her 30-ball total of 36 with four shots to the boundary.
Pooja Vastrakar’s fast 13-ball 17 towards the conclusion, helped by a six, helped India get near the 150-run threshold.
Thailand’s top bowler, Sornnarin Tippoch, with a 3/24 performance.
S Meghana, Meghna Singh, and Kiran Navgire were replaced by Harmanpreet, Renuka Thakur, and Radha Yadav in India’s starting eleven from the previous match.
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