New Delhi. The Indian women’s team has started with a win in the Emerging Asia Cup. The team defeated Hong Kong by 9 wickets in their first match. 20-year-old off-spinner Shreyanka Patil performed well in the match. He took 5 wickets for 2 runs in 3 overs. The Hong Kong team was all out after scoring 34 runs in 14 overs in the T20 tournament. 10 players from the team could not touch the double figures. In response, the Indian women’s team achieved the target in 5.2 overs. Means won the match on 32 balls.
Talking about the match, the Indian women’s team won the toss and decided to bowl. Hong Kong didn’t start well. The team had lost 3 wickets for 5 runs. After this, only 3 wickets of the team fell for 19 runs. After this, Shreyanka Patil defeated the opposing team by bowling killer. Opener batsman Mariko Hill scored the maximum 14 runs. 4 batsmen could not even open the account.
2-2 wickets for Mannat and Parshvi
Leg-spinner Parshvi Chopra and left-arm spinner Mannat Kashyap also took 2-2 wickets. In response, on the basis of Trisha Gongdi’s unbeaten 19 and Uma Chhetri’s unbeaten 16, the Indian team achieved the target for one wicket in 5.2 overs. Although Captain Shweta Sehrawat could not do anything special. She got out after scoring 2 runs in 4 balls. Trisha hit a six to give the team its first win in the tournament.
In another match of the tournament, Pakistan registered a thrilling 9-run win over Nepal. Pakistan’s team could score only 87 runs while playing first. In response, Nepal’s team could only manage 78 runs for 6 wickets. The match between India and Pakistan is to be held on June 17.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 13, 2023, 13:57 IST