CHENNAI: Team India will take on Malaysia women in first quarter-final of the Asian Games 2023 on Thursday, at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou.
India women will be playing their full-strength side in the Asian Games led by Smriti Mandhana and Malaysian women, on the other hand, won their previous match against Hong Kong women by 22 runs.
This is the first time the Indian cricket team is competing at the Asian Games. Cricket was included as a sport only twice before at the Asian Games in the 2010 and 2014 editions.
Malaysia are currently chasing a target of 174 runs and reached 1/0 in 0.2 overs before rain interrupted play.
Earlier, Shafali Verma's half-century took India to 173/2 in a rain-hit first innings. There was a rain delay in the first innings, with India reaching 60/1 in 5.4 overs. Smriti Mandhana (27) was also dismissed in that over, before rain delay. The first innings resumed at 8:15 AM IST with the match reduced to 15 overs each side. Shafali smacked 67 runs off 39 balls, including four fours and five sixes, as India posted a target of 174 runs. Although the match is a quarterfinal, it is India's first match of the campaign.
Malaysia will be hoping to build on their form from the group stage, where they defeated Hong Kong by 22 runs. Cricket in the Asian Games will be played in T20I format.
Also, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka got a direct entry into the quarterfinals and didn't feature in the group stage.
India women's cricket team qualifies for Semifinals.
Malaysia wins the toss and opts to field
Squad:
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vatsrakar, Minnu Manni, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Malaysia: Jamahidaya Intan, Mas Elysa, Musfirah Nur Azmi, Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Ainur Amelina, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Nur Arianna Natsya, Winifred Duraisingam, Aina Najwa, Wan Julia, Aisya Eleesa, Dhanusri Muhunan, Nik Nur Atiela, Nur Dania Syuhada, Wan Nor Zulaika.
IND 0/0
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma to open for India where Ainna Hamizah Hashim bowls the first over.
After end of 1 over , Shafali and Mandhana scores 6/0 against Malaysia
Mahirah Izzati bowls the second over where Smriti and Shafali delivers and adding up the score to 15/0 against Malaysia in the second over (IND 15/0)
Shafali starts with a six to build up score and gets 25/0 in 3 overs (IND 25/0)
Shafali and Mandhana strikes pulls up the over to take India scoring 15 runs in the fourth over. (IND 40/0)
Shafali delivers a single on 4th delivery and 5 wides by Aisya Eleesa to let India score 13 runs in 5th over (IND 53/0)
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Mandhana loss a wicket to Ainna Hamizah Hashim, scoring 23 in 14 balls in 5.2 over against Malaysia (IND 57 /1)
Rain stops play!
Rain stops play for India and Malaysia in 5.4 over (IND 60/1)
Overs reduced
Match to resume at 8:15 AM and overs reduced to 15.
Match resumes and ends up with 62-1 in 6 overs
Shafali hits back-to-back boundaries. (IND 76/1)
Arianna Natasya to Jemimah with the full toss and hits back a boundary in 7.4 over. (IND 83/1)
Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues hits back to back boundaries and delivering 98/1 for India
Jemimah slogs and scores two fours continuously and brought India to 111/1 in 10 overs
Shafali Verma scores her fifty and gets her sixth T20I fifty and leads India to score 126/1 in 11 overs
Jemimah strikes back four but Shafali lose a wicket to Mas Elysa in 13th over.(IND 143/2)
Richa Ghosh enters the field and strikes boundaries and pulls India scoring 173/2 in 15 overs.
INNINGS BREAK
Second Innings begins
Malaysia's openers Winifred Duraisingam and Ainna Hamizah Hashim scores 1 run in 2 balls.
RAIN STOPS PLAY AGAIN!
The match has been abandoned due to rain.
India women’s cricket team enters semis after match abandoned due to rain