Sri Lanka Wins Maiden Women’s Asia Cup 2024
Source: ICC Cricket
Sri Lanka got their most memorable Ladies’ Asia Cup title win on Sunday, beating India with a clinical run-pursue before home fans. This was likewise only the second time in their nine last debuts that India neglected to win the Ladies’ Asia Cup.
Historic Victory Over India
The last such occurrence was in 2018, when Bangladesh beat India by three wickets.Samarawickrama was the Player of the Match in the Last, while Chamari Athapaththu was the Player of the Competition for her 304 runs and three wickets on the occasion.
Match Highlights and Key Players
Harmanpreet Kaur won the throw and chose to bat first in the last over. India got off to a positive beginning, however, Sri Lanka struck back in the center overs, with the wickets of Shafali Varma (16), Uma Chetry (9) and Harmanpreet (11). Commitment from Smriti Mandhana (60 from 47), Jemimah Rodrigues (29 from), and Richa Ghosh (30 from 14) helped India to 165/6.
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