Women's Asia Cup 2024: The Indian women's cricket team has created history by reaching the final of Asia Cup 2024 for the 9th time. The team has not lost a single match in the entire tournament. The Indian team is a strong contender to win the title. The team defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets in a one-sided match in the semi-final match. Now the Indian team will take the field to win the title on 28 July at the Dambulla Stadium.
In the final match, India will face host Sri Lanka. In the thrilling second semi-final of the tournament, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 3 wickets. Chasing the target of 141 runs given by Pakistan, Sri Lanka won the match with one ball remaining. In this match, Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu played a brilliant innings of 63 runs. Apart from this, Anushka Sanjivini played an important role in making the team win by scoring 24 runs in 22 balls.
Both teams are unbeaten in the tournament
In the final match, the Sri Lankan team can give a tough fight to the Indian team. Like India, the Sri Lankan team is also undefeated in the tournament so far. India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets, UAE by 78 runs and Nepal by 82 runs in the group stage matches. And entered the final by defeating Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the semi-final match. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan team defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets, Malaysia by 144 runs and Thailand by 10 wickets in the group stage. In the semi-final match, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 3 wickets and entered the final. Earlier, both the teams entered the semi-finals by topping the group table.
When will the final match be played?
The final match between India and Sri Lanka will be played tomorrow at 7 pm (Indian time). This match will be played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium in Dambulla, Sri Lanka. In India, the match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and Disney Plus Hotstar.
India's probable 15-member team
Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chhetri, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur Singh, Dayalan Hemalta, Asha Shobhana, Radha Yadav, S. Sajna and Tanuja Kanwar.
Sri Lanka's probable 15-member squad
Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Sachini Nissansala, Kavya Kavindi, Shashini Gimhani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandhika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Inoshi Priyadarshini, Ama Kanchana, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani, Hasini Perera Harshitha Samarawickrama and Vishami Gunaratne