Pooja Vastrakar bowled a pointy and incisive spell to take the Indian girls’s cricket group to its maiden Asian Games last, crushing Bangladesh by eight wickets in a lopsided semi-final on Sunday. Right arm seamer Vastrakar, who changed Anjali Sarvani within the squad simply earlier than leaving India, had career-best figures of 4/17 in 4 overs as Bangladesh had been bowled out for 51 in 17.5 overs — their lowest ever T20 rating in opposition to the neighbours.
Vastrakar and her younger new-ball accomplice Titas Sadhu (1/10 in 4 overs) extracted all of the juice accessible from the deck as they bowled fast, with the bounce on provide additionally serving to.
Only skipper Nigar Sultana (12) was capable of attain double figures for Bangladesh.
The chase of 52 was a cakewalk because it was achieved in solely 8.2 overs. Kanika Ahuja (1 not out) and Jemimah Rodrigues (20 not out) took India dwelling regardless of shedding skipper Smriti Mandhana (7) and Shafali (17) cheaply.
It was additionally candy revenge for the ladies’s group, who had been compelled to play the second sport on the trot with out their common skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who’s serving a two-match suspension.
Harmanpreet was suspended resulting from her offended public outburst and criticism of the standard of Bangladeshi umpiring whereas enjoying in opposition to them in an away collection just a few months again.
The Indian girls could not have made a greater assertion than a efficiency as dominant because the one on Sunday.
Vastrakar was proper on the cash, getting a wicket off the very first supply when she pitched one proper at size and it bounced sufficient to drive Shathi Rani (0) to edge one to Richa Ghosh behind stumps.
In the identical over, Vastrakar bowled an off-cutter to seek out Shamima Sultana plumb in-front whereas Sobhana Mostary’s test drive ballooned because it hit the highest a part of her willow.
With three wickets in her first three overs, Vastrakar put the ladies’s group within the field seat.
The lanky, properly constructed Titas, who was one of many stars of the India U19 World Cup triumphs, bowled fast and hurried the batters with additional bounce.
The supply to Sorna Akter was bowled from barely large and angled into the block-hole to breach by the batter’s defence.
Titas and Vastrakar bowled 18 dot balls every to choke Bangladesh, and when the three spinners — off-spinner Deepti Sharma (0/4 in 2 overs), left arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (1/8 in 3.5 overs) and leg-spinner Devika Vaidya (1/0 in 1 overs) got here into operation, half the battle was received.
It solely helped that the ball was gripping off the floor and there was sufficient activate provide to make life depressing for the batters.
A few run-outs solely added insult to the damage.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 51 in 17.5 overs (Pooja Vastrakar 4/17) misplaced to India 52/2 on 8.2 overs (Shafali Verma 17, Jemimah Rodrigues 20 not out).
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