INDW vs SLW, Asian Games 2023, Highlights: Top knocks from Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues, followed by a fiery three-wicket haul from Titas Sadhu guided Team India to a brilliant 19-run win over Sri Lanka in the Asian Games Women's T20I cricket event final. Opting to bat first, India got restricted to 116/7 in 20 overs, despite 46 and 42-run knocks from Mandhana and Jemimah, respectively. Later, Team India brilliantly dominated Sri Lanka with the ball as Titas Sadhu took three wickets. Later, Rajeshwari Gayakwad also took two wickets as Sri Lanka were restricted to 97/8. This was India's maiden gold medal in cricket at the Asian Games. | (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)
Here are the Highlights of the Asian Games 2023 Cricket event final between India Women and Sri Lanka Women, straight from Hangzhou:
- 14:44 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: India beat Sri Lanka by 19 runsIndia (116/7) beat Sri Lanka (97/8) by 19 runs in the Asian Games 2023 Women's T20I final. With this win, India have registered their maiden gold medal in cricket at the Asian Games. For India, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues scored 46 and 42 runs respectively while Titas Sadhu took three wickets.
- 14:29 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: SL need 33 off 3 oversThis battle has been really intense so far. With only five wickets in hand, Sri Lanka need 33 runs to win in 18 balls. Oshadi Ranasinghe and Kavisha Dilhari are standing unbeaten at the crease as India bowlers are eyeing some more wickets.
- 14:17 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: Sri Lanka putting up good fightDespite losing wickets, Sri Lanka are still in the game as they are smashing regular boundaries. In the previous over of Devika Vaidya, Oshadi Ranasinghe and Nilakshi de Silva score six runs, which include a boundary from the latter.
- 14:12 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: FOURFOUR!!! Oshadi Ranasinghe hits a boundary off Deepti Sharma's delivery. She brilliantly goes down on one knee and places a reverse sweep as the fielder fails to stop the ball from going across the boundary line. India need to scalp a wicket in order to get an upper hand.
- 14:05 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: 4 runs off the overAfter losing four wickets in a quick succession, Sri Lanka now rely on Oshadi Ranasinghe and Nilakshi de Silva for a stable partnership. In the previous over of Deepti Sharma, the duo scores four runs. India now aim to break this partnership.
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- 13:31 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: OUTOUT!!! Titas Sadhu is on fire as she takes her third wicket of the day. This time Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu departs for 12. Chamari Athapaththu smashes it for a boundary but Deepti Sharma intercepts and takes a stunning catch. Third wicket gone for Sri Lanka.
- 13:21 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: OUTOUT!!! Titas Sadhu has provided Team India with their first breakthrough as she removes Anushka Sanjeewani for 1. Sanjeewani smashes it hard for a boundary but miscues the shot as the ball lands safely into the hands of Harmanpreet Kaur at the mid-wicket.
- 12:58 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: India 116/7 in 20 oversTeam India end their innings at 116/7 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka. For India, Smriti Mandhana scored 46 while Jemimah Rodrigues scored 42. For Sri Lanka, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, and Inoka Ranaweera took two wickets each.
- 12:55 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: India lose two more wicketsOUT!!! India lose two more wickets in a quick succession as Pooja Vastrakar and Jemimah Rodrigues depart for 2 and 42. Pooja gave away her wicket to Sugandika Kumari while Jemimah was removed by Udeshika Prabodhani. Six wickets gone for India.
- 12:41 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: 100 comes up for IndiaDespite the dismissal of Smriti Mandhana, Team India still has some hopes as Jemimah Rodrigues in standing solid. In the previous over of Sugandika Kumari, Jemimah and Richa Ghosh smashes 11 runs as Team India go past the 100-run mark.
- 12:35 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: OUTOUT!!! Inoka Ranaweera has provided Sri Lanka with a major breakthrough as she dismissed Smriti Mandhana for 46. In desperation of a boundary, Mandhana mistimes a shot, which lands safely into the hands of Udeshika Prabodhani, Second wicket gone for India.
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- 11:52 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: Mandhana-Jemimah steadyAfter the dismissal of Shafali Verma, India now rely on a stable partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues. The duo is standing steady and in the previous over of Sugandika Kumari, they scored 12 runs. The over include a boundary and a six from Mandhana.
- 11:47 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: OUTOUT!!! Sugandika Kumari has provided Sri Lanka with their first breakthrough as she dismissed Shafali Verma for 9. Shafali gets completely bamboozled by the delivery as she goes way out of the crease and Anushka Sanjeewani dislodges the stumps. First wicket gone for India.
- 10:51 (IST)India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live: Will Harmanpreet Kaur return?India women's team regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who was facing a two-match suspension imposed on her ICC, is expected to return for the final clash against Sri Lanka. So far, Smriti Mandhana was leading the team in her absence.
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