Women’s Asia Cup IN-W vs UAE-W Highlights: India beat UAE by 104 runs and make a hat-trick of victory.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, the Indian team set a target of 179 runs in front of the UAE. The Indian team scored 178 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. India made some big changes in the line-up to give opportunities to the players who warmed the bench in the early matches. The experiment in the opening department failed miserably.
Jemima Rodriguez played the highest innings of 75 runs and remained unbeaten. Deepti Sharma scored 64 runs. The partnership of 128 runs for the fourth wicket between the two players. After this, in reply, the UAE team could score only 74 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Now on the 7th of October, there will be a high voltage competition between India and Pakistan.
Richa Ghosh bags a golden duck. A leg-stump half-volley from Chaya Mughal and the India stumper flicks it straight into the hands of Priyanjali Jain at backward square leg.
Meghana departed early, just a day after scoring a magnificent 69 against Malaysia.
The Indian wickets are falling like a house of cards. Not even 20 runs on the board and the Women in Blue have already lost 3 of their batters. Hemalatha played a good shot off Chaya but her lazy running cost her a wicket.
Chaya to Jemimah – 4, 4, 4. A hat-trick of boundaries for Rodrigues as she tries to bring India back in the game following three quick losses.
Deepti gets her fifty off 38 deliveries while Jemimah reaches there in 32 balls.
Deepti Sharma departs after playing a magnificent knock of 64 runs off 49 balls.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Kiran Navgire together smashed three boundaries in the final over, helping India post 178/5 against Malaysia in 20 overs. Jimi returned unbeaten on 75 while Navgirea was not out for 10.
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