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Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat in Dambulla. The team could score only 80 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. The target of 81 runs was chased by the Indian openers in just 11 overs. Smriti Mandhana contributed 55 runs and Shefali Verma contributed 26 runs. Earlier in bowling, Renuka Singh Thakur and Radha Yadav took 3 wickets each. Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma got one wicket each.
Renuka was chosen player of the match. He spent only 10 runs in 4 overs. Match analysis in 4 points ahead…(Asia Cup Semifinal)
ASIA CUP SEMIFINAL
The Indian women’s team has made it to the finals of the Asia Cup. The team has reached the final of this tournament for the 9th time. The Indian team won by 10 wickets over Bangladesh in the first semi-final played on Friday. India will face the winner of Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the final on July 28.
match records
- Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has become India’s top scorer in T-20. She has scored 3433 runs in Women’s T-20 International. Smriti broke Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s record of 3415 runs.
1. Match Winner- Renuka Singh Thakur
Renuka took 3 wickets in the very first spell. He showed the way to the pavilion for the opening pair by taking the wickets of opener Dilara Akhtar in the first over, Ismail Tanzeem in the third over and Murshida Khatoon in the fifth over. Due to this the Bangladesh team came under pressure. Renuka spent only 10 runs in 4 overs of bowling. He was chosen player of the match.
2. Top Performers
Radha Yadav
Radha Yadav took 3 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs of bowling. He dismissed Rumanna Ahmed. Then in the 20th over, he took the wickets of captain Nigar Sultana and Nahida Akhtar.
Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana came out to open and returned after leading the team to victory. He played an unbeaten inning of 55 runs on 39 balls. Smriti’s innings included one six and 9 fours. He scored runs at a strike rate of 141.02.
Shefali Verma
Shefali scored 26 runs on 28 balls. He scored at a strike rate of 92.85 with 2 fours. Shefali made a partnership of 83 runs with Mandhana in 66 balls.
3. Turning Point
1. Renuka’s bowling, sent 3 batsmen to the pavilion in the power play.
Renuka Singh Thakur’s bowling proved to be the turning point of the match. He dismissed 3 Bangladeshi batsmen inside the powerplay. Due to this, Bangladesh team came under pressure and could score only 80 runs.
Renuka put Bangladesh on the backfoot by taking 3 wickets in the powerplay.
2. Score of 81 achieved without losing any wicket
Indian openers Smriti and Shefali batted brilliantly. Together they added 83 unbeaten runs on 67 balls. Mandhana contributed 55 runs and Shefali contributed 26 runs.
4. Fighter of the Match- Nigar Sultana
Captain Nigar Sultana was the fighter of the match. She came to bat at number four and batted till the last over. Nigar saved the Bangladeshi team from being all out. He scored 32 runs on 51 balls. His innings included 2 fours.
Playing-11 of both the teams
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain)Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Uma Chhetri, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Radha Yadav and Tanuja Kanwar.
Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana (captain), Dilara Akhtar, Murshida Khatoon, Rumana Ahmed, Ishma Tanzeem, Ritu Moni, Rabeya Khatoon, Shorna Akhtar, Jahanara Alam, Nahida Akhtar and Marufa Akhtar.
