Asian Games 2023: Indian Women’s Cricket Team Clinched Gold; Beats Sri Lanka By 19 Runs

Hangzhou: Indian Women’s Cricket Team won Gold at the Asian Games 2023 after beating Sri Lanka by 19-runs on September 25, Monday at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field.

Notably, this is India’s second Gold on Day 2 of the quadrennial event. While defending 117, Indian bowlers produced a phenomenal performance by restricting Sri Lanka at 97/8 in 20 overs.

18-year-old Titas Sadhu clinched first breakthrough for Women in Blue as she dismissed Sri Lanka opener Anushka Sanjeewani (1 off 5) in the 3rd over. Sadhu hunted yet another top order batter Vishmi Gunaratne in the same over for a duck.

?? We've done it! ? ?

Congratulations to #TeamIndia as they clinch a Gold ? Medal at the Asian Games! ? ?

Well done! ??

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/dY0wBiW3qA#IndiaAtAG22 | #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/Wfnonwlxgh

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 25, 2023

However, Hasini Perera (25) and Nilakshi de Silva (23) stitched crucial partnership in the middle but Rajeshwari Gayakwad broke the partnership by dismissing Perera in the 10th over.

Wickets at the regular intervals helped India to stay in a commanding position before they restricted Sri Lankans at 97 in 20 overs.

Indian women's cricket team wins Gold at the #AsianGames with a dominant win over Sri Lanka, led by 18-year-old sensation #TitasSadhu's bowling brilliance (3 for 6). Congratulations to the team and support staff for this historic achievement! ?? @BCCIWomen pic.twitter.com/md78olzIxS

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) September 25, 2023

Titas Sadhu picked three wickets in the 2^nd innings. For India, Smriti Mandhana (46) and Jemimah Rodrigues (42) played crucial knocks to take their side to a competitive total in the 1^st innings.

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