Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 13: India defeated Thailand by 74 runs in Sylhet to advance to Thursday’s Women’s Asia Cup final. Thailand’s 20 overs were only enough to compile 74 for 9, falling short of the required 149 runs to win.
Thailand’s captain Naruemol Chaiwai and Nattaya Boochatham both scored 21, and the best Indian bowler was Deepti Sharma, who had a 3 for 7 record. India scored 148 for six when they were first called to bat.
Jemimah Rodrigues and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur each made 36 and 27, while Shafali Verma scored 42.
The best bowler for Thailand was Sornnarin Tippoch, who recorded a 3/24.
Brief Scores:
India: 148 for 6 in 20 overs (Shafali Verma 42, Harmanpreet Kaur 36; Sornnarin Tippoch 3/24).
Thailand: 74 for 9 in 20 overs (Naruemol Chaiwai 21, Nattaya Boochatham 21; Deepti Sharma 3/7).
