Women’s T20 Asia Cup: India set target of 151 runs against Sri Lanka
India have set a target of 151 runs for Sri Lanka at Sylhet in Bangladesh in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup. Put into bat, India scored 150 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues was the top scorer with 76 and Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 33. Earlier, Defending Champions Bangladesh beat Thailand by nine wickets in the opening game of the tournament.
Set to score 83 runs for a win, Hosts achieved the victory target in the 12th over. Thailand were all out for 82 in the 20th over. Bangladesh is hosting women’s international matches after four years. A total of seven teams – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates – will be competing for the title.
The teams will play each other in a round-robin format, where each will play six games. The top four teams will reach the semifinals.
After being held as a 50-over tournament between 2004 and 2008, the Asia Cup moved to the T20 format in 2012. The tournament was last held in Kuala Lumpur in 2018, where Bangladesh defeated India in a tight final to clinch the title in 2018. India has won two out of three T20 editions. Interestingly, when it was played in a 50-over format, India won all.
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