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IND vs PAK Women's Asia Cup 2024: The Indian team has started its campaign in the Women's Asia Cup 2024 with a win. In the match played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on 19 July, India defeated its arch-rival Pakistan by 7 wickets. In this match, India got a target of 109 runs to win, which Team India crossed in just 14.1 overs. The Indian team will now play its next match in Group-A against UAE on 21 July.
Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma batted explosively. Smriti scored 45 runs in 31 balls, which included 9 fours. While Shefali scored 40 runs in 29 balls with the help of 6 fours and a six. There was a partnership of 85 runs in 57 balls for the first wicket between the two. Apart from this, D Hamalta scored 14 runs, captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 5 runs and Jemima Rodrigues scored 3 runs and returned unbeaten. For Pakistan, Syeda Arub Shah took 2 wickets and Nashra Sandhu took 1 wicket.
Due to the excellent performance of the bowlers led by Deepti
After winning the toss and batting first, Pakistan's team collapsed for 108 runs in 19.2 overs. For Pakistan, Sidra Amin scored the highest 25 runs with the help of three fours in 35 balls. Fatima Sana remained not out after scoring 22 runs with the help of two sixes and a four in 16 balls. Tuba Hasan managed to score 22 runs and wicketkeeper Muniba Ali managed to score 11 runs. From India's side, Deepti Sharma took the maximum 3 wickets. Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh and Shreyanka Patil took two wickets each.
The women's teams of India and Pakistan have played 15 T20 matches so far, in which India has won 12 matches. India has the upper hand in the Women's Asia Cup. India has won six out of seven matches played against Pakistan. However, the one match that Pakistan won was in the 2022 Asia Cup in Sylhet.
The Women's Asia Cup will be played in Dambulla, Sri Lanka from 19 to 28 July. A total of 8 teams are participating in this tournament. Defending champion India has been placed in Group A along with Pakistan, Nepal and UAE. The other group includes Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Last time 7 teams participated.
Asia Cup final will be played on this day,
After the match against Pakistan, the Indian team will now face UAE on 21 July. After which Team India's match will be played against Nepal on 23 July. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be played on 26 July while the final will be played on 28 July.
This time the Women's Asia Cup is being played in T20 format. India is the most successful team in the Women's Asia Cup and has won the tournament 7 times. The last time the Women's Asia Cup was held in 2022, India won the trophy by defeating Sri Lanka in the final. This tournament is very important in view of the Women's T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh in September-October.