Dambulla: Smriti Mandhana’s brilliant half-century, coupled with impressive bowling spells by Renuka Singh Thakur and Radha Yadav, propelled India to the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 with a resounding 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Friday at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
India’s opening pair came out aggressively from the first over. Smriti Mandhana started the assault, effortlessly finding the boundary on the fourth ball of the opening over. Shafali Verma soon joined in, showcasing her powerful stroke play by hitting boundaries with ease.
Mandhana continued her dominant performance by consistently finding the boundary, while Shafali rotated the strike to let her partner unleash her power in Dambulla. Mandhana finished the match in style, hitting a hat-trick of boundaries and reaching her fifty in the process.
Earlier in the first innings, Renuka Thakur Singh spearheaded the bowling attack, dismissing the top three Bangladeshi batters early. The 2018 champions struggled to build any momentum, with boundaries hard to come by and rotation of strike proving difficult.
Nigar Sultana and Shorna Akter were the only Bangladeshi batters to reach double digits, and Radha Yadav capped off the innings with a double-wicket maiden, restricting Bangladesh to 80/8.
India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Uma Chetry, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Thakur Singh.
Bangladesh Women (Playing XI): Dilara Akter, Murshida Khatun, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Rumana Ahmed, Ishma Tanjim, Ritu Moni, Rabeya Khan, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Jahanara Alam, Marufa Akter
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