Asia Cup- India beat UAE by 78 runs: This is the second consecutive win, Harmanpreet-Richa took the score past 200; Match Analysis

The Indian women’s team has achieved its second consecutive victory in the Asia Cup. The team defeated UAE by 78 runs on Sunday.

With this win, the Indian team has made a strong claim for the semi-finals. The team has 4 points after 2 matches. India’s next match will be against Nepal on 23 July.

At the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium, the Indian team scored 201 runs for the first time with the help of half-centuries from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh. Then, under the leadership of Deepti Sharma, the Indian bowlers restricted UAE to 123 runs in 20 overs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh was chosen as the Player of the Match. She played an unbeaten innings of 64 runs, then stumped the rival team’s captain Isha Ojha.

Match analysis in 4 points…

1. Match Winner- Harmanpreet Kaur

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur played an innings of 66 runs in 47 balls. She came to the crease after the openers were out on a score of 52 and held one end. Harman made a half-century partnership of 54 runs with Jemima Rodrigues and 75 runs with Richa Ghosh. It was only due to her innings that the Indian team was able to reach the score of 201.

2. Top Performers

Richa Ghosh

Wicketkeeper batsman Richa Ghosh played an unbeaten innings of 64 runs in 29 balls. She scored runs at a strike rate of 220.69 with the help of 12 fours and a six. She took the team past 200 by hitting 5 consecutive fours in the last over. Richa is the first Indian wicketkeeper batsman to score a fifty in the Women’s Asia Cup. She also made a stumping.

shefali verma

Shefali Verma gave a quick start to the Indian team. She scored 37 runs in 18 balls with the help of 5 fours and a six. On the basis of this innings, the Indian team completed 50 runs within the powerplay.

Deepti Sharma

Deepti took 2 wickets for 23 runs in her quota of four overs. She destroyed the UAE middle order by dismissing Samaira Dharnidharka and Heena Hotchandani.

3. Turning Point – Richa Ghosh’s batting, scored runs at a strike rate of 220.69

Richa Ghosh shared a 75-run partnership with captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

Wicketkeeper batsman Richa Ghosh’s batting was the turning point in the match. She scored runs quickly while batting at number-6. Her strike rate was 220.69. With this innings, the Indian team managed to make a strong score.

4. Fighter of the Match- Kavisha Egodage
Kavisha Egodage was the fighter of the match. She took 2 wickets in bowling. She also played an unbeaten innings of 40 runs in 32 balls. However, she could not make her team win.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India : Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Radha Yadav and Tanuja Kanwar.

UAE : Isha Rohit Ojha (captain), Teertha Satish, , Samaira Dharanidharka, Kavisha Egodage, Khushi Sharma, Heena Hotchandani, Vaishnavi Mahesh, Rithika Rajith, Lavanya Keni and Induja Nandakumar.