Thanks to Shefali Verma, India beat Bangladesh by 59 runs, the road to the semi-finals became easy

India defeated Bangladesh by 59 runs in the match between India and Bangladesh in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022. With this, India has secured its fourth win in the tournament. Shefali Verma scored 55 runs for India and also took two wickets while bowling. India had given a target of 160 runs to Bangladesh, in response to which Bangladesh could score only 100 runs.

 

Batting first, India scored 159 for five in the Women’s Asia Cup cricket match against Bangladesh here on Saturday. Opener Shefali Verma scored 55 runs for India. Smriti scored 47 runs in total. Jemima Rodrigues remained unbeaten on 35. For Bangladesh, Rumana Ahmed took three wickets and Salma Khatoon took one wicket.

 

Shefali and Smriti shared an important 96-run partnership for the first wicket for India and gave the Indian team a strong start. India’s first wicket fell as Smriti.

 

The Indian team batted aggressively in the power play. The team scored 59 runs without losing any wicket in the powerplay. The pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shefali gave India a strong start while playing in the rhythm.

 

Let us inform that Harmanpreet Kaur was rested in this match, due to which Smriti Mandhana took over the captaincy. Apart from this, Radha Yadav and Hemlata were also rested in the Indian team. At the same time, Bangladesh team entered the match with only one change.

 

Indian team is running in good form. The Indian team, having won a total of four out of five matches, has a very strong position. The team is now very close to the semi-finals. India’s position in the points table has strengthened. Let us tell you that there have been a total of eight points in the points table of the Indian team. Pakistan is at number two. The Indian team still remains at the top.