“It’s a reward for everything we’ve worked so hard on for so long.”Despite Hasini Perera trying to quicken his pace and striking four fours and a six in a quick twenty-five overs, Sri Lanka, who had defeated England in a white-ball series for the first time earlier this month, was consistently trailing the run rate.After a valiant 23, Nilakshi de Silva was out, leaving Sri Lanka at 78-5 and needing 39 more with only 23 balls left.After losing two more wickets, they faced an almost unachievable 25 from the final over, but they could only manage five as India started to rejoice.After losing two more wickets, they faced an almost unachievable 25 from the final over, but they could only manage five as India started to rejoice.
Rajib Dutta, the assistant coach for India, said the AFP news agency, “It’s a golden first for us.”
Oshadi Ranasinghe, an all-rounder for Sri Lanka, claimed they had squandered an excellent chance to win the gold.
“We need to become more disciplined after seeing how we batted,” she remarked.
At Zhejiang University of Technology’s Pingfeng Cricket Field, scoring runs has not been simple during the competition due to a flimsy field that was impacted by rain last week.Right-arm seamer Titas Sadhu’s devastating delivery reduced Sri Lanka to 14-3 in the fifth over, making a terrible start to their chase.
She finished with the impressive stats of three wickets for six runs, having taken two in her first four balls and another in her third over.
The standout batter for India stated that taking home the gold was something “you dream about.””It’s a reward for everything we’ve worked so hard on for so long.”After refusing to send teams the two previous times cricket was introduced in the continental Games, India made history in their first Asian Games cricket competition when they defeated in-form Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the women’s final in Hangzhou.
In the Monday final, Smriti Mandhana (46), Jemimah Rodrigues (42), and India (batting first) put up 73 runs for the second wicket in their 20 overs, reaching 116-7.
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