India
women’s cricket team failed to maintain their unbeaten record in the ACC
Women’s Asia Cup tournament. Women in Blue were handed their first ever defeat in
this regional competition on June 6, 2018, putting an end to their 34-match winning
streak. They were beaten by Bangladesh women’s cricket team by seven wickets in
the group stage.
It
was not only Bangladesh’s first ever victory against India but also the former
champions’ first ever defeat in women’s Asia Cup history. Prior to this match, they
did not experience any defeat, hence winning their previous six titles in a
row. With this victory, Women in Green also registered their first victory
against India in a women’s international cricket match.
Batting
first, India scored 141 for the loss of 7 wickets, captain Harmanpreet Kaur
top-scoring with 42 runs off just 37 deliveries while Deepti Sharma scored 32
runs. Rumana Ahmed took 3 wickets giving 21 runs while Salma Khatun claimed 1
wicket.
Coming
to chase, Bangladesh batters reached the target with 2 balls remaining at hand.
Depending on Fargana Haque’s 46-ball 52 and Rumana Ahmed’s unbeaten 42 runs off
34 balls, Bangladesh won the match by seven wickets. They shared a 93-run unbroken
fourth wicket partnership. For India, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Poonam
Yadav took one wicket each.
However,
India also failed to defend their title after being beaten by Bangladesh by three
wickets in the final match. Bangladesh became only the second team to win the
Asia Cup title after India. India made it to the Asia Cup final seventh
consecutive time while Bangladesh did it for the first time.
The
7th edition of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup, which consisted of
Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Malaysia and Thailand, was organized in
Malaysia. Matches were played between 3 and 10 June 2018 in two venues- Kinrara
Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur and Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur.
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Source:
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