Having won their first three encounters of this T20 Asia
Cup, Women in Blue, with oodles of confidence, took on their neighbours of
south; Sri Lanka, on Thursday, at Bangkok, Thailand. Harmanpreet Kaur, skipper
of the Indian team, won the toss and elected to bat first. The opening pair of Raj and Mandhana provided
a solid start to the team and a small cameo towards the end by Veda
Krishnamurthy (21 runs off 23 balls) helped India to post a respectable 121-4
in 20 overs.
It was once again the spin magic of Ekta Bisht and Preeti
Bose that helped the Kaur-led team to restrict Sri Lanka to 69-9, winning the
match comprehensively by 52 runs. Bisht picked up 3-8 and Bose accounted for
3-14 in their full quota of four overs. India is right at the top of the table
with four out of four wins. India will play Nepal in the last and final match
of T20 Asia Cup on Friday at Bangkok, Thailand.
Mithali Raj was adjudged as the Man of the Match for her
batting brilliance right at the top.
Brief Scores:
India Women 121-4 in 20 overs (M Raj 62, S Mandhana 21, V Krishnamurthy 21)
beat Sri Lanka Women 69-9 in 20 overs (D Manodara 20; E Bisht 3-8, P Bose 3-14)
by 52 runs
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