India went into the final of the women’s Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament with arch-rivals Pakistan in their last match on Saturday at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur.
The scores were India (75/3), Pakistan (72/7)
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Pakistan was restricted to 72 for seven in the allotted 20 overs at the Kinrara Academy Oval while India chased the target with 23 balls to spare.
Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht was the most successful India bowler, claiming impressive figures of 3/14 in her four-over spell. The others chipped in with a scalp apiece, although pace spearhead Jhulan Goswami went wicket-less surprisingly.
Ekta Bisht was named Player of the Match.
Opener Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 38 off 40 balls while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur made 34 in 49 deliveries
Even though Veteran Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma failed to open their account, India won the match quite easily. India was off to a disastrous start as they lost Raj and Sharma with just five runs on the board in the third over, but the but the low target allowed them the liberty of taking things easy.
This was India’s fourth win in five matches, their only reverse being the shocking defeat to Bangladesh. But they bounced back in style, winning against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.