IND W vs UAE W: India won the second consecutive match of Asia Cup, the team reached the semi-finals by defeating UAE by 78 runs
IND W vs UAE W: India-W vs United Arab Emirates-W (IND-W vs UAE-W) T20 Asia Cup 2024: In this match, UAE won the toss and decided to bowl first. In 20 overs, India scored 201 runs at five wickets. In reply, UAE could score only 123 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Indian team won by a score of 78 runs.
Ankush Pandey
India faced UAE today in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup 2024 hosted by Sri Lanka. Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India defeated UAE by 78 runs and entered the semi-finals. Now India will play its last match of the group stage against Nepal on 23 July. With the win against UAE, the Indian team remains at the top of the points table of Group A. They have four points in their account and the net run rate is +3.386.
In this match played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla, UAE won the toss and decided to bowl first. India scored 201 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, UAE could score 123 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. Indian team won by a score of 78 runs.
UAE's innings
Chasing the target of 202 runs, UAE did not have a great start. They got the first blow at the score of 11 runs. Renuka Singh dismissed Tirtha Satish. She could score only four runs. After this, Pooja dismissed Rinitha, who came to bat at number three. She could score only seven runs. After this, Samaira was out after scoring five runs. In this match, opener Isha Oja played an innings of 38 runs. At the same time, Khushi was out after scoring 10, Heena eight, and Ritika six runs. At the same time, Kavisha remained unbeaten after scoring 40 runs. For India, Deepti Sharma took two wickets while Renuka, Tanuja, Pooja and Radha got one wicket each.
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India's innings
In this match, Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana gave the team a good start. There was a partnership of 23 runs between the two for the first wicket. Kavisha got vice-captain Mandhana caught out by Rinitha Rajith. The star batsman, who played a blistering innings of 45 runs in the last match, could score only 13 runs. At the same time, Shefali was out after scoring 37 runs. Dayalan Hemalatha, who came to bat at number three, could score only two runs. After this, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemima Rodrigues took over. There was a partnership of 54 runs between the two for the fourth wicket, which was broken by Kavisha in the 12th over. Jemima returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs. At the same time, Richa Ghosh, who came to bat at number six, performed strongly; she shared a partnership of 75 runs with the captain. Harmanpreet Kaur played an explosive innings of 66 runs in this match. She completed her half-century in 41 balls. During this inning, she hit 4 fours and a six. At the same time, the wicketkeeper-batsman faced 29 balls and played good innings of 64 runs. During this, he hit 12 fours and a six at a strike rate of 220.68. There was an unbeaten partnership of 20 runs between Pooja Vastrakar and Richa. For UAE, Kavisha took two wickets while Samaira and Heena got one wicket each.
Playing 11 of both teams
India: Shefali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, and Tanuja Kanwar.
United Arab Emirates: Isha Rohit Ojha (captain), Teertha Satish (wicketkeeper), Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Kavisha Egodage, Khushi Sharma, Heena Hotchandani, Vaishnav Mahesh, Ritika Rajith, Lavanya Kenny, and Induja Nandakumar.
If the confident Indian women's cricket team wins today's match against the United Arab Emirates, it will secure a place in the semi-finals of the Women's Asia Cup. Defending champions India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 7 wickets on Saturday. UAE will have to perform miraculously to defeat Harmanpreet Kaur's team.
India currently has two points and a net run rate of plus 2.29 and defeating Emirates will give it four points. Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh, and Deepti Sharma all bowled well against Pakistan. Left-arm spinner Radha Yadav, who has recovered throughout the home series against South Africa, is another player that the team management is looking for a strong showing from.
The Indian batsmen performed aggressively and won against Pakistan with 35 balls to spare. Openers Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana shared an 85-run partnership in 9.3 overs. After this, India lost three wickets quickly. The Indian camp would be hoping for a good performance from the middle-order batsmen against the UAE. The Asia Cup is considered important for the preparation for the T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh in October.
