BANGKOK:
Mithali Raj hit a half-century while
Ekta Bisht (3/8) and
Preeti Bose (3/14) shared six wickets between them to steer India to a comfortable 52-run win over Sri Lanka in the
Women
's
Asia Cup T20 tournament on Thursday.
Opting to bat, India posted a modest total of 121 for four in their allotted 20 overs and then managed to restrict Sri Lanka to 69 for nine to maintain their unbeaten run in the tournament so far.
Opener Mithali gave India a solid platform with a quickfire 59-ball 62 that included six hits to the fence.
Smriti Mandhana (21) and
Veda Krishnamurthy (21) also chipped in with useful runs, although they failed to accelerate the run-rate.
Chasing a modest target, Sri Lanka never looked like in the race as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals with Preeti and Ekta wreaking havoc, running through the islanders' middle order.
Only two Sri Lankan batswomen could reach the double digit mark, with
Dilani Manodara
top-scoring with 20.
Brief scores:India Women: 121 for 4 in 20 overs (Mithali Raj 62, Smriti Mandhana 21, Veda Krishnamurthy 21).
Sri Lanka Women: 69 for 9 in 20 overs (Dilani Manodara 20; Ekta Bisht 3/8, Preeti Bose 3/14).
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