Women’s Aisa Cup 2024: India have done it again! India Women are the team to play the final of each and every edition of the Women’s Asia Cup till now. India Women defeated Bangladesh Women by 10 wickets to enter the Final of the Women’s Aisa Cup 2024.
India hilariously dismantled yet another opponent to cruise into the final of the Women’s Asia Cup. Throughout the tournament, any team daring enough to face the Indian Women got a metaphorical pie to the face, with Bangladesh Women being the latest victims. It’s like India has been hosting a comedy roast, and every opponent just happens to be the punchline!
Women’s Aisa Cup 2024: IND-W vs BAN-W Match Summary
Apart from losing the toss, everything went India’s way today. Renuka Thakur Singh started strong by dismissing Bangladesh’s top three batters cheaply. The 2018 champions struggled with their batting, barely finding any boundaries or managing to rotate the strike.
Only Nigar Sultana and Shorna Akter reached double figures. Skipper Sultana posted 32 runs and it was really a must for Bangladesh then. Radha Yadav finished the innings with a double-wicket maiden, and India held Bangladesh to 80/8.
The chase was smooth for the defending champions, with Smriti Mandhana hitting several boundaries and helping India achieve more than half the target within 5 overs. Jahanara thought she had Mandhana caught at backward point on 35, but she had overstepped significantly.
Shafali Verma, who wasn’t at her best today, was dropped in the next over. Both ended the game without any damage where Mandhana finished in style with three consecutive boundaries, reaching her fifty and leading India to victory with 9 overs to spare.
Mandhana played a brilliant knock but it was Renuka Thakur, who set it up for India right from the first over of the game. She was rewarded with player of the match and she totally deserved this.
Second Finalist?
India Women are the first finalists and they will be waiting for their opponents for the title. The second finalists will qualify for the title shot after defeating their opponents in the second semifinals.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan are the second semifinalists and the winner of the game will walk to the finals against India Women.
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SOURCE: ACC OFFICIAL WEBSITE