India ladies’s cricket group gained a gold medal on the nineteenth Asian Video games in Hangzhou. Picture: X/WeAreTeamIndia
India gained a gold medal within the ladies’s cricket self-discipline on the nineteenth Asian Video games in Hangzhou on Monday. Within the remaining, India beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs in a low-scoring affair.
Batting first, India scored 116/7 whereas batting first with Smriti Mandhana (46 from 45 balls) and Jemimah Rodrigues (42 runs from 40 balls) the one gamers to succeed in double digits.
In reply, Sri Lanka have been stopped brief on 97/8 of their 20 overs. For the islanders, Hasini Perera (25 from 22), Nilakshi de Silva (23 from 34) and Oshadi Ranasinghe (19 from 26 balls) have been among the many runs however didn’t get the requisite help on the decrease finish to chase issues down.
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That is India’s second gold medal of the Hangzhou Asian Video games – after the Males’s 10m Air Rifle group created a world file – and prolonged the nation’s medal tally to 11.
India are taking part within the cricket occasion for the primary time on the Asian Video games. Within the two earlier inclusions, in 2010 and 2014, Pakistan had gained the gold medal.
Sri Lanka made a disastrous begin to their chase, dropping three wickets within the hole of a run throughout 13 balls, to go 14/3. Perera and Nilakshi stitched 36 run stand to maintain themselves within the hunt adopted by a 28-run partnership between Ranasinghe and Nilakshi.
However with required charge rising, Sri Lanka buckled underneath stress to lose the subsequent 4 wickets in 18 runs.
For India, Titas Sadhu posted staggering 3/6 figures with Rajeshwari Gayakwad selecting two wickets at the price of 20 runs.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur stated on the gold medal win, “Feels great that we’ve won the gold medal. We came here for the gold and achieved it today. Wishing luck to all the other athletes who have matches remaining and hope they bring a gold as well.”
India ladies’s cricket group coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar stated, “Just wanted to say that I’m very happy as the team coach that we’ve got a gold – one for the country and it’s a great honour. Congratulations to the shooting team for the first gold. It’s a great feeling and happy to be in this position.”