Niki Prasad’s India superior to the Super Sixes and not using a loss, securing a 60-run victory over Sri Lanka on Thursday on the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.
India achieved a stable 60-run victory over Sri Lanka on Thursday, securing their place within the Super 6 stage of the continuing event. The Women in Blue demonstrated their power by first defeating the West Indies of their opening match, then successful in opposition to Malaysia by 10 wickets, and eventually overcoming Sri Lanka. With three straight wins, India topped Group A, incomes six factors and a powerful Net Run Rate of +5.035.
Batting first, the staff led by Niki Prasad set a difficult goal of 118 runs. Gongadi Trisha, who had just lately regained her type in opposition to Malaysia, was the standout performer however simply missed out on a half-century. The innings acquired off to a rocky begin as each openers, G Kamalini and Sanika Chalke, have been dismissed early in double wicket-maiden overs.
Despite a rain delay, the match continued with out dropping any overs. Captain (*60*) Prasad added 11 runs earlier than being bowled out by Aseni Thalagune. Trisha performed a significant position, scoring 49 runs off 44 balls with 5 boundaries, highlighting her wonderful type. Although Manudi Nayanakkara took her wicket, Mithila Vinod’s fast 16 off 10 balls helped stabilize the innings. VJ (*6*) aggressive batting in opposition to Rashmika Sewwandi propelled the staff previous the 120-run mark. For Sri Lanka, Methsara, Limansa Thilakarathna, and Thalagune every took two wickets.
Sri Lanka’s chase acquired off to a disastrous begin, dropping 5 wickets for simply 26 runs in the course of the powerplay and collapsing to 12/5 in 4.2 overs. Shabnam Shakil took out Sumundu Nisansala and Dahami Sanethma, whereas Joshitha claimed the wickets of Sanjana Kavindi and Hiruni Hansika.
The Women in Blue bowled out Sri Lanka for a mere 58 runs, with Parunika taking 2 wickets for 7 runs in her 4 overs. Vaishnavi Sharma, who just lately achieved a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul in opposition to Malaysia, added one other wicket to her tally with figures of 1 wicket for 3 runs in her 4 overs.
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