In-form Sri Lanka, contemporary from a surprising Twenty20 sequence victory in England, beats Pakistan by six wickets on Sunday to achieve the ladies’s cricket closing on the Asian Games and arrange a conflict with India.
Pakistan by no means bought occurring a troublesome batting floor affected by days of rain on the Zhejiang University of Technology floor in Hangzhou, and will solely muster a below-par 75-9 in its 20 overs.
Left-arm medium tempo bowler Udeshika Prabodhani led the Sri Lankan assault with three wickets and Kavisha Dilhari took two together with her offspin.
Sri Lanka sauntered to its goal with 21 balls to spare to spark wild celebrations because the gamers ran on to the sphere to high-five and hug one another.
Earlier, the Indians routed Bangladesh for 51 on the identical floor with all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar, solely drafted into the squad as a last-minute alternative, taking 4 wickets.
India wasted no time in racing to an eight-wicket victory with greater than 11 overs remaining as Jemimah Rodrigues top-scored with an unbeaten 20.
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Rodrigues is but to be dismissed within the Asian Games, scoring 47 not out within the quarter-final towards Malaysia, which was later deserted due to rain.
It was the second time in simply over every week that Sri Lankan cricketers had confirmed party-poopers by stopping a Pakistan-India main cricket closing.
The nation’s males’s workforce beat Pakistan within the semi-final of the 50-over Asia Cup in Colombo to stop a closing showdown towards their fierce rivals India.
Earlier this month, Sri Lanka’s girls secured a historic first-ever white-ball sequence overcome England, profitable 2-1. Pakistan and Bangladesh will face off for bronze on Monday earlier than India tackle Sri Lanka within the gold-medal match.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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