It was a lopsided affair at Colombo, Sri Lanka, when the
Asian champions India faced off against Thailand on Wednesday during the ICC
Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Winning the toss and electing to bat first,
Thailand could not do much with the bat as the team was done and dusted for a
paltry 55 in 29.1 overs. It appeared as if the Thai batters were walking on a
long banana skin. The 23-year old Mansi Joshi was the pick of the bowlers,
picking up 3-4 in her five overs. The girl from Punjab found able allies in
Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav and Rajeshwari Gayakwad, all of them chipping with
two wickets apiece. Nattaya Boochatham and Chanida Sutthiruang were the only
two to score in double digits.
It was rather an easy chase for India eves as they raced to
the finish line in just 12.4 overs, winning the game comprehensively by nine
wickets. Harmanpreet Kar was the only wicket to fall. Thirush Kamini who missed
out in the last game against Sri Lanka played a solid knock of 24* (44) and
received good support from Veda Krishnamurthy 17* (11).
India will play its next match against Ireland on 10th
February.
Brief Scores: Thailand
Women 55-10 in 29.1 overs (C Sutthiruang 12; M Joshi 3-4) lost to India Women
59-1 in 12.4 overs (T Kamini 24*, V Krishnamurthy 17*; S Tippoch 1-16) by 9
wickets
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