Asian Games 2023, IND-W vs MAL-W live: IND-W enters semis after match abandoned due to rain
This is the first time the Indian cricket team is competing at the Asian Games
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.
Live Updates
- 21 Sept 2023 8:32 AM IST
Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues hits back to back boundaries and delivering 98/1 for India
- 21 Sept 2023 8:29 AM IST
Arianna Natasya to Jemimah with the full toss and hits back a boundary in 7.4 over. (IND 83/1)
- 21 Sept 2023 7:45 AM IST
Rain stops play!
Rain stops play for India and Malaysia in 5.4 over (IND 60/1)
- 21 Sept 2023 7:11 AM IST
Mandhana loss a wicket to Ainna Hamizah Hashim, scoring 23 in 14 balls in 5.2 over against Malaysia (IND 57 /1)
- 21 Sept 2023 7:07 AM IST
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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- 21 Sept 2023 7:06 AM IST
Shafali and Mandhana strikes pulls up the over to take India scoring 15 runs in the fourth over. (IND 40/0)
- 21 Sept 2023 7:03 AM IST
Shafali starts with a six to build up score and gets 25/0 in 3 overs (IND 25/0)