India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in their opening match of Women’s T20 Asia Cup at Sylhet in Bangladesh. Chasing a target of 151 runs, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 109 runs in 18.2 overs. Earlier, put into bat, India posted 150 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues was the top scorer with 76 runs and Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 33 runs.
In the opening game of the tournament, earlier in the day, defending Champions Bangladesh beat Thailand by nine wickets .
Bangladesh is hosting women’s international match after four years.
A total of seven teams – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates – are competing for the title. The teams will play each other in a round-robin format, where each will play six games. The top four teams will reach the semifinals.
After being held as a 50-over tournament between 2004 and 2008, the Asia Cup moved to the T20 format in 2012. The tournament was last held in Kuala Lumpur in 2018, where Bangladesh defeated India in a tight final to clinch the title in 2018. India has won two out of three T20 editions. Interestingly, when it was played in a 50-over format, India won all four titles.
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