New Delhi. The dominance of the Indian women’s team in the Asia Cup has ended. Host Sri Lanka has defeated India in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup. With this, the Sri Lankan women’s team has become the new champion of the Asia Cup. It has won this title for the first time. The Sri Lankan team defeated the Indian women’s team by 8 wickets in the final.
The Women’s Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka was played in Dambulla on Sunday. India scored 165 runs for 6 wickets. This seemed like a strong score considering the pitch of Dambulla. But the host team achieved the target in 18.4 overs and made the Indian score look small.
Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu led her team from the front. She opened the innings and scored 61 runs in 43 balls. Harshita Samarawickrama batted even more strongly. Harshita Samarawickrama played an innings of 69 runs in 51 balls and came out of the field only after winning the match. She also got good support from Kavisha Dilhari. Kavisha remained unbeaten after scoring 30 runs in 16 balls. Indian bowlers could take only one wicket in this match. Deepti Sharma bowled Chamari Atapattu. Sri Lanka’s second opener Vishmi Gunaratne was run out.
Earlier, batting first, India scored 165 runs for 6 wickets. Smriti Mandhana scored the most runs for the Indian team that won the toss and came out to bat first. She scored 60 runs in 47 balls. Richa Ghosh (30) and Jemimah Rodrigues (29) also played useful innings. Shefali Verma scored 16 runs. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur could score only 11 runs.
Indian women’s team lost the final for the second time
This was the ninth edition of the Women’s Asia Cup. The Indian women’s team has reached the final of this tournament every time. It has won the final seven times. When India took the field against Sri Lanka, its eyes were on the eighth title, but the host team dashed its hopes. The Indian team had earlier lost the Women’s Asia Cup final to Bangladesh in 2018.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 28, 2024, 18:16 IST