Team India Sets Record with Highest T20I Score in Women’s Asia Cup 2024
In an exciting match held in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Team India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, achieved their highest T20I total in women’s cricket, scoring 201/5 against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024.
Match Highlights
India’s score of 201/5 is their first 200-plus total in women’s T20Is, surpassing their previous highest of 198/4 against England in 2018. This score is also the highest for any team in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup, beating India’s previous record of 181/4 against Malaysia.
Key Performers
Harmanpreet Kaur scored 66 runs from 47 balls, including 7 fours and 1 six. Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten with 64 runs from 29 balls, hitting 12 fours and 1 six. Shafali Verma also contributed with 37 runs from 18 balls.
For UAE, Kavisha Egodage took two wickets and scored 40* runs from 32 balls. Esha Rohit Oza added 38 runs from 36 balls. Despite their efforts, UAE managed to score 127/7, falling short by 78 runs.
Bowling Highlights
Deepti Sharma led the Indian bowling attack, taking two wickets in her four-over spell. Richa Ghosh was named ‘Player of the Match’ for her outstanding performance.
Doubts Revealed
T20I -: T20I stands for Twenty20 International, a type of cricket match that lasts about three hours. Each team gets to bat for 20 overs.
Women’s Asia Cup -: The Women’s Asia Cup is a cricket tournament where teams from Asia compete. It happens every few years.
Harmanpreet Kaur -: Harmanpreet Kaur is a famous Indian cricketer and the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team.
Richa Ghosh -: Richa Ghosh is a young Indian cricketer known for her batting skills.
UAE -: UAE stands for the United Arab Emirates, a country in the Middle East.
Kavisha Egodage -: Kavisha Egodage is a cricketer who plays for the UAE women’s team.
Esha Rohit Oza -: Esha Rohit Oza is another cricketer from the UAE women’s team.
Deepti Sharma -: Deepti Sharma is an Indian cricketer known for her all-round performance in both batting and bowling.
Player of the Match -: Player of the Match is an award given to the best player in a cricket match.
