India’s Remarkable Performance Breaks Records in Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024

India defeated UAE by 78 runs and set the target of 201/5 in 20 overs. The UAE batters were never in a position to win. The target is too difficult for them to chase. In the Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024, India emerge with their second consecutive win. India win over 78-run win in the match with UAE in Group A of the tournament. Shafali Verma showed some amazing striking prowess, where she quickly made 37 off 18 balls. Furthermore, this attacking prowess helps the team total to 56 within Powerplay overs. However, Inda loses early three wickets. Though the situation was tough, Shafali showed exceptional batting under such conditions.

Richa Ghosh’s Record-Breaking Knock

Afterward, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues maintained the inning progression steady. It was before Jemimah was dismissed by Kavisha Egodage in the 12th over. Harmanpreet was dismissed on the first ball of the final over, however, she reached her fifty in the 18th over in just 41 balls. Then, Richa has done the rest of the work and she ended the innings on a high note. Here, she smashed five consecutive boundaries help India to reach a 200-plus total for the first time in Women’s T20Is. With this achievement, India beat their previous record of 198/4 against England in 2018.

In this match, Richa Ghosh made a brilliant unbeaten 64 off 29 balls. With an astonishing strike rate of 220.6, not only that, she set a new record for the highest strike rate by an Indian batter in women’s T20Is. She just faces less than 30 balls. This inning also marked her first half-century in the T20 format for India. In addition, Stay updated with the latest cricket news and don’t miss any Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 updates or news from Starpunternews.