India vs Thailand, Women's Asia Cup Semi-Final Highlights: India on Thursday reached the final of the Women's Asia Cup after thrashing minnow Thailand by 74 runs in Sylhet. Chasing a target of 149, Thailand were restricted to a modest total of 74/9, with Deepti Sharma taking three wickets. Earlier, Shafali Verma's 42 and Harmanpreet Kaur brisk knock of 36 enabled India to post total of 148/6 in 20 overs. Earlier, Thailand skipper Naruemol Chaiwai had won the toss and elected to field first against India in the semifinal of the ongoing Women's Asia Cup 2022 here at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. India have won six of the seven matches so far, with their only defeat coming against Pakistan.
Thailand Women (Playing XI): Nannapat Koncharoenkai(w), Natthakan Chantham, Naruemol Chaiwai(c), Chanida Sutthiruang, Sornnarin Tippoch, Phannita Maya, Rosenan Kanoh, Nattaya Boochatham, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Thipatcha Putthawong, Nanthita Boonsukham
India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Here are the Highlights from India vs Thailand, Women's Asia Cup semi-final match in Sylhet:
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Right then, an expected result in the first semi-final and India Women will now be waiting for the winner of the game between Pakistan Women and Sri Lanka Women. That match will begin shortly at 1 pm IST (7.30 am GMT). Cheers!
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Shafali Verma is picked for the Player of the Match award. She scored 42 runs off 28 balls and also took a wicket. The Indian opener says that she is happy with her performance and says that the wicket was good to bat on. Tells that she formed good partnerships with Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues and they are looking to work on partnerships. Hopes that the weather will be good for the final and adds that things are going well now for her but hopes to improve further.
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Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India Women, says that they batted very well against a good bowling attack of Thailand and the partnerships they got helped them to get a decent total on the board. Tells that she is happy with her performance and adds that one gets confidence by getting runs after a break. Mentions that Deepti Sharma can bowl in any situation in the game and she is a match-winner for them. Says that they are ready to play against any team in the final and they are looking forward to it.
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Naruemol Chaiwai, the skipper of Thailand Women, says that it was a good experience for them to play in this tournament. Mentions that they are a talented side and getting more exposure will help them. Feels that they have to show more intent and enjoy themselves a bit more.
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As expected, the bowling of India Women proved to be too hot to handle for Thailand Women. Deepti Sharma struck thrice to peg them back and Thailand never recovered. Naruemol Chaiwai and Nattaya Boochatham did apply themselves for a short while but that only delayed the inevitable.
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Earlier, India Women fared decently with the bat to post a good total on the board on a slowish surface. It could have been even more had Thailand Women not pulled things back at the death. Credit to them for conceding just one boundary in the last five overs and restricting India Women under 150. That said, the Thai batting once again let them down and they lost this game comprehensively.
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Yet another thumping win for India Women as they storm into the final and keep their cent per cent record of playing in all Women's Asia Cup finals. Thailand Women were never in the game, right from the start and it was once again a meek surrender with the bat from them. Nevertheless, reaching this stage of the tournament will do their confidence a world of good.
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19.60Shafali Verma to Thipatcha Putthawong
Dot to end proceedings! Verma fires a yorker outside off. Thipatcha Putthawong fails to dig it out and misses. India clinch this game comfortably by 74 runs and have booked their place in the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2022!
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19.51 lbShafali Verma to
Fires it on leg. Nanthita Boonsukham tries to sweep it but misses. The ball goes off the pads towards short fine leg and a leg bye is taken.
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Nanthita Boonsukham is in next.
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19.4WShafali Verma to Thipatcha Putthawong
OUT! RUN OUT! This is tossed up on off. Thipatcha Putthawong drives it to mid on and sets off for a single. Deepti Sharma there picks up the ball quickly and fires a direct hit at the batter's end. There is an appeal for a run out and the replays confirm that Onnicha Kamchomphu is short of her crease.
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19.31Shafali Verma to Onnicha Kamchomphu
Tossed up, on off. Onnicha Kamchomphu drives it to long off for a single.
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19.20Shafali Verma to Onnicha Kamchomphu
Tossed up on off. Onnicha Kamchomphu drives it to straight to the fielder.
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19.10Shafali Verma to Onnicha Kamchomphu
A flatter one on off. Onnicha Kamchomphu blocks it out.
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18.61Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Onnicha Kamchomphu
Oh...nearly a hat-trick! This is a loopy delivery on off. Onnicha Kamchomphu plays it a tad early and ends up looping it up in the air just over and to the left of the bowler. She tries to catch it but it goes over. Single taken.
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Onnicha Kamchomphu to face the hat-trick ball. Harmanpreet Kaur has opted for an umbrella field.
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18.5WRajeshwari Gayakwad to
OUT! BOWLED! Two in two now and Rajeshwari Gayakwad is on a hat-trick! This is again an arm delivery, fired on off. Phannita Maya goes back to play it but is quite late and ends up missing it completely. The ball deflects off the pads and disturbs the stumps. India Women are enjoying themselves out in the middle now.
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Phannita Maya is the number 9 batter for Thailand Women.
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18.4WRajeshwari Gayakwad to Naruemol Chaiwai
OUT! LBW! This is clever bowling from Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Thailand Women lose their seventh. After tossing up quite a few deliveries, she bowls an arm ball that just skids off the surface. On middle and Naruemol Chaiwai, who tries to clip it, misses. There is an appeal as the ball hits her back pad and the umpire raises the finger.