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Follow highlights of IND vs SL Women's Asia Cup final here.
Harmanpreet Kaur's India team is poised to maintain their dominant streak in the Women's Asia Cup as they aim for an unprecedented eighth title. They will be facing Chamari Athapaththu's Sri Lanka in the final at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday. India has been a force to be reckoned with in this tournament, showcasing their superiority over their opponents. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has also been impressive, remaining undefeated thus far.
The opening duo of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma has been instrumental in India's success, amassing over 100 runs each at a remarkable strike rate of over 140. Their performances have provided India with stability and quick starts at the top of the order. Additionally, the bowlers, particularly Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh, have risen to the occasion and delivered exceptional performances.
As the final approaches, all eyes will be on the clash between these two formidable teams. India will be looking to continue their reign as champions, while Sri Lanka will be determined to upset the favorites
Sri Lanka has won the Asia Cup! The host team beat India by eight wickets with Dilhari hitting a six to end the match. Sri Lanka needed six runs to win and they did it in style with a maximum shot.
INDW 165/6 (20)
SLW 167/2 (18.4)
Chamari smashes the ball towards long off for a boundary. She follows it up with another powerful shot straight down the ground for another four. Chamari is out! What a massive wicket for India! Deepti knocks over the stumps to give her team a crucial breakthrough!
Pooja showed off some impressive fielding skills by saving five runs! She managed to take the catch, but unfortunately, she let go of the ball before crossing the boundary ropes. Chamari is on fire, reaching 50 with a fantastic FOUR!
FOUR! Richa confidently swung her bat, sending the ball towards third man after it caught an edge. The second ball resulted in a dot ball, while on the third ball, the batters managed to secure two runs, putting Richa back on strike. However, on the fourth ball Richa attempted a creative shot to scoop the ball over the keeper, but unfortunately, she failed to execute it successfully, resulting in a wicket.
Richa confidently strikes the ball down the ground, causing it to bounce once before sailing over the ropes for another boundary. She follows up with a powerful six, propelling India to reach a total of 150 runs on the scoreboard.
Smriti smashes the ball for a four with a powerful swing of her bat, sending it racing towards mid-wicket. The Indian vice-captain shows great creativity by reverse scooping the ball behind the wicketkeeper and over to fine leg for another four. After a dot ball, Smriti hits another four.
Smriti scored her first boundary by elegantly stepping back and cutting the ball past the fielder towards point. After a couple of dot balls, she finished the over strong with another boundary, sweeping a wide ball towards fine leg.
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Uma Chetry, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Thakur Singh
Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Hasini Perera, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sachini Nisansala
Harmanpreet Kaur: We are gonna bat first, the reason is both the semis were played on this pitch, that's why. We really work hard, so today it is looking like a long batting lineup, it's good for us. They are a good side, we just think what we have to do, we have to play good cricket. Same team for us.
Chamari Athapaththu: If we had won the toss, we were looking to bowl first. We have to improve our fielding and hopefully our batters will bat well. (On her elbow) Yeah, 80 percent okay. One change for us - Sachini Nisansala comes in for Achini Kulasuriya
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