Women Asia Cup 2024 was played between India and UAE on Sunday 21 July. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, Team India defeated UAE by 78 runs. Batting first, India set a target of 202 runs, which the UAE team could not chase down. The UAE team scored only 123 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.
With this win, India has 4 points. With this, the semi-final seats are almost decided. Team India had earlier defeated Team Pakistan. Now the next match of the Indian team will be against Nepal in the group stage.
In this match against India in Dambulla, the UAE team won the toss and decided to bowl first. His decision seemed to be vindicated in the Powerplay. By the first ball of the sixth over, the Indian team had lost 3 wickets on the score of 52. No one thought that Team India's batting against UAE would falter like this. After this, Harmanpreet Kaur showed strength with her bat. Wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh fully supported him in this.
Harmanpreet led the innings first with Jemimah Rodrigues and then with Richa Ghosh. Once his eyes were fixed, he began to attack. He played a brilliant innings of 66 runs off 47 balls at a strike rate of 140. During this he also hit 7 fours and a six. The Indian team also got another 'Dhoni' in the form of Richa Ghosh.
Like Dhoni in the last over, he finished the Indian innings brilliantly. He scored 64 runs in just 29 balls. His innings also included 12 fours and 1 six. She hit 5 fours in the 20th over, making India set her own record for the highest score in the Women's Asia Cup. After the team's explosive batting, the bowlers also performed brilliantly. He kept the UAE batsmen tied from the first over. None of the bowlers gave a chance to open their hands, which increased the pressure on the UAE team chasing 202 runs.
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