Women’s T20I Asia Cup, match between India & Malaysia underway at Sylhet in Bangladesh
In the Women’s T20 Asia Cup, India has set a target of 182 runs for Malaysia. Put into bat, India scored 181 for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Sabbhineni Meghana 69 and Shafali Verma 46 were the top scorers for India. Nur Dania Syuhada took 2 wickets for Malaysia.
Earlier Malaysia won the toss and opted to bowl. This is India’s second match of the tournament. India won their first match against Sri Lanka last Saturday, October 1.
In another match today, Pakistan defeated defending champion Bangladesh by 9 wickets.
A total of seven teams – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates – are competing for the title. The teams will play each other in a round-robin format, where each will play six games. The top four teams will reach the semifinals.
After being held as a 50-over tournament between 2004 and 2008, the Asia Cup moved to the T20 format in 2012. The tournament was last held in Kuala Lumpur in 2018, where Bangladesh defeated India in a tight final to clinch the title in 2018. India has won two out of three T20 editions. Interestingly, when it was played in a 50-over format, India won all four titles.
