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Women’s Asia Cup 2024 final: Undefeated India eye title as they face Sri Lanka

Sunday, 28-Jul-2024, 03:55 AM
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India Women are now just one win away from clinching the Asia Cup 2024 title as they gear up to clash with Sri Lanka Women in the highly anticipated final on Sunday at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla.

Following their 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh Women in the Semi-Final 1, India secured their place into the final, while Sri Lanka Women edged out Pakistan Women by three wickets in the Semi-Final 2 to book their seat into the final. 

India Women have once again demonstrated why they are considered one of the most formidable teams in women's cricket. Their journey to the final has been marked by dominant performances. Key players like Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana have been in sublime form, consistently delivering match-winning performances.

Sri Lanka Women, on the other hand, with their fighting spirit and tenacity, have made an inspiring run to the final. The team has delivered powerful performances to outplay their opponents. Sri Lanka would hope to maintain their winning momentum to outsmart formidable India. 

Head to Head

Matches - 24

IND-W Won - 19

SL-W Won - 4

NR - 1

IND-W probable XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Uma Chetry, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Thakur Singh

SL-W probable XI: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya

 

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