Defending champions India trounced Bangladesh by 10 wickets here on Friday to storm into the final of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, India pacer Renuka Singh helped the Women in Blue in getting early wickets as she bowled 4 overs back-to-back and finished with amazing figures of 3/10 in her quota of 4 overs.
Then, left-arm spinner Radha Yadav also bowled brilliantly and finished her spell with great figures of 3/14.
The other bowlers also bowled quite well and didn’t let the Bangladesh batters get many runs. This amazing bowling effort saw India restrict Bangladesh to a modest total of 80/8 after 20 overs.
Then, Indian opening pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana came out to bat with the Women in Blue only needing 81 runs to qualify for the Asia Cup final.
Mandhana and Shafali’s knocks were filled with trademark shots around the ground as India motored to 46 for no loss in the Power Play.
Shafali, who was dropped on 21 off Rabeya Khan, played those powerful heaves across the line to find the fence.
Mandhana, at the other end, unfurled those exquisite drives on the off-side, such as the one the left-hander played through the covers against pacer Marufa Akter.
Mandhana also displayed her power while pulling pacer Jahanara Alam for a six over deep square leg. The left-armed batsman’s unbeaten knock of 55 helped India reach a victory that was a long-forgone conclusion.
Renuka was awarded with the player of the match award for her amazing bowling spell.
Brief scores: Bangladesh 80 for 8 in 20 overs (Nigar Sultana 32; Renuka Singh Thakur 3/10, Radha Yadav 3/14) lost to by 10 wickets to India 83 for no loss in 11 overs (Smriti Mandhana 55 not out, Shafali Verma 26 not out.)
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