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Asian Games Cricket: India women clinch gold, beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs - Highlights
Catch the highlights of the Indian women's cricket team's gold medal-winning performance against Sri Lanka at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday.
India are set to face Pakistan in their opening match of the Women's T20 Asia Cup on July 19. (Photo credit: Indian Olympic Association/@WeAreTeamIndia)
The Indian women's cricket team delivered a clinical performance in the final of the 19th Asian Games on Monday and clinched the maiden gold medal at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou, China.
Catch the highlights here:
Live Updates
- 25 Sep 2023 8:25 AM GMT
Out! Gayakwad strikes, Hasini departs
Hasini Perera's quickfire 25 off 22 comes to an end. Rajeshwari Gayakwad gets the wicket as Pooja Vastrakar takes a superb catch at the deep mid-wicket.
Oshadi Ranasinghe is the new batter comes in.
Sri Lanka 50 for 4 in 9.5 overs.
- 25 Sep 2023 8:22 AM GMT
Hasini fights for Sri Lanka
Hasini Perera welcomes Gayakwad with a cracking shot for four in the 10th over. She follows with a six. Sri Lanka is 50 up for 3.
- 25 Sep 2023 8:21 AM GMT
Six! Nilakshi de Silva hits a slog sweep
Nilakshi de Silva hits a six off Amanjot Kaur. Kaur bowls five dot balls before getting hit for a six in the final delivery of her first over.
Sri Lanka 38 for 3 in 9 overs
- 25 Sep 2023 8:17 AM GMT
Rajeshwari Gayakwad concedes only 3 runs, Sri Lanka 32 for 3
Rajeshwari Gayakwad bowls a brilliant over as she concedes just three runs as Sri Lanka struggles at 32 for 3 in 8 overs.
Hasini Perera 13 off 13
Nilakshi de Silva 5 off 12
- 25 Sep 2023 8:11 AM GMT
Titas Sadhu on fire
Titas Sadhu concedes just one run from her third over. She takes three wickets in three overs, giving away just 2 runs.
Sri Lanka 29 for 3 in 7 overs
- 25 Sep 2023 8:09 AM GMT
Expensive over from Pooja Vastrakar, Sri Lanka 28 for 3
Pooja Vastrakar is smashed for three boundaries by Hasini Perera.
Sri Lanka 28 for 3 in 6 overs.
India need seven wickets and Sri Lanka 89 runs to win the gold medal.
- 25 Sep 2023 8:06 AM GMT
Titas Sadhu strikes again, Sri Lanka 14 for 3
Titas Sandhu strikes again. She dismisses the Sri Lankan captain and opener Chamari Athapaththu for 12 off 12. This is Sadhu's third wicket in the match.
Sri Lanka 15 for 3 in 5 overs.
- 25 Sep 2023 7:58 AM GMT
Titas Sadhu strikes twice, Sri Lanka in trouble
Sri Lanka lose the wickets of opener Anushka Sanjeewani and Vishmi Gunaratne.
Both batters are dismissed by Titas Sadhu.
Sri Lanka need 103 off 94 balls to win the match.
- 25 Sep 2023 7:28 AM GMT
India post 116 for 7 in 20 overs
India set a 117-run target for Sri Lanka in the final of the Asian Games women's cricket. Amanjot Kaur is the seventh wicket to fall. She is run out by Sanjeewani in the final delivery of the innings.
Smriti Mandhana is the highest scorer for India. She scored 46 off 45.
Jemimah Rodrigues played a 42-run innings off 40 balls.
Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari and Inoka Ranaweera take two wickets each.
- 25 Sep 2023 7:26 AM GMT
Sri Lanka sends back Rodrigues
Prabodhani does the most exciting work by dismissing Rodrigues (42 off 40). Sri Lankan bowlers manage to restrict India in the last three overs.
India 114 for 6 in 19.2 overs
