India Ladies booked their position within the Ladies’s Asia Cup T20 2022 last after hammering Thailand Ladies via 74 runs within the first semi-final on the Sylhet Global Cricket Stadium on Thursday, October 13.
Thailand Ladies received the toss and opted to bowl first. Shafali Verma top-scored for India Ladies with 42 off 28 whilst Harmanpreet Kaur (36 off 30) and Jemimah Rodrigues (27 off 26) additionally made respectable contributions. Sornnarin Tippoch’s 3 for twenty-four, then again, limited the Indians to 148 for 6.
Deepti Sharma (3/7) and Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/10) then got here up with very good bowling performances to limit Thailand Ladies to 74 for 9 in 20 overs.
Sharma struck within the 3rd over, having Nannapat Koncharoenkai (5) stuck because the batter tried a sweep. Shafali, who had dropped Natthakan Chantham previous within the over, didn’t make any mistake this time. Sharma additionally disregarded Chantham (4) in her subsequent over as Thailand Ladies were given off to a anxious get started within the chase.
Subsequent, the off-spinner had Tippoch (5) stuck at the back of with a well-flighted supply. She completed with remarkable figures of three/7 from her 4 overs. Renuka Singh carried at the nice paintings for India Ladies, sending Chanida Sutthiruang (one) on her method with a very good yorker. Sneh Rana ended Nattaya Boochatham’s resistance on 21, trapping her lbw with a tossed-up supply.
Shafali joined the thrill via having Rosenan Kanoh (5) stumped as Thailand’s chase totally derailed. Skilled left-arm spinner Gayakwad claimed the scalps of Naruemol Chaiwai (21) and Phannita Maya (0) off consecutive deliveries within the penultimate over.
Sharma then effected an instantaneous run-out of Onnicha Kamchomphu (two) within the closing over to additional assert India Ladies’s dominance within the semi-final.
Shafali Verma rises to the problem for India Ladies
Previous, competitive opener Shafali ensured that India Ladies post a aggressive rating at the board. She smashed 5 fours and a six in her 28-ball knock. The Indian openers added 38 earlier than Smriti Mandhana (13) hit a low full-toss from Phannita Maya immediately to mid-on.
Shafali’s innings ended within the tenth over when she miscued a flighted supply from Tippoch to brief midwicket. Rodrigues performed a affected person knock earlier than being stuck at long-on off Thipatcha Putthawong’s bowling.
Skipper Harmanpreet then struck some an important obstacles to verify India Ladies completed with a difficult rating. Sharma and Gayakwad then did the considered necessary with the ball.
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Edited via Renin Wilben Albert