Asian Games: India women clinch cricket gold, beat SL by 19 runs in final
- India's women's cricket team secured their second gold medal at the Asian Games by defeating Sri Lanka in the final, marking their first ever cricket gold at the Asiad.
- The final match took place at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou, with India successfully defending their total of 116 by limiting Sri Lanka to 93/7 in 20 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur led the Indian team after serving a two-match ban.
- Both India and Sri Lanka had dominant victories in their respective semifinals, with India defeating Bangladesh and Sri Lanka winning against Pakistan, the two-time gold medalists.
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Indian women's cricket team clinches first ever gold medal for India in Asian Games
On Monday, September 25, the Indian women’s cricket team etched their names in history, as the Women in Blue defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs to earn the first-ever Cricket Gold medal at the Asian Games. This is the second gold India clinched in the ongoing 2023 Asian Games so far. The first gold was secured by India’s shooters Rudrankksh, Aishwary and Divyansh in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team event. The women’s cricket team accomplished this extrao…
Asian Games: Women's cricket team win India's second gold
Titas Sadhu, a 19-year-old pacer, played a crucial role in securing a gold medal for the Indian women's cricket team in their first appearance at the Asian Games. Despite struggling to score on a difficult pitch, the Indian women managed to post a par score of 116/7. Titas bowled an impressive spell, taking three wickets for just six runs, helping restrict Sri Lanka to 97/8.
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Indian women's cricket team wins gold medal in Asian Games, defeats Sri Lanka by 19 runs in final. Indian women's cricket team wins gold medal in Asian Games, defeats Sri Lanka by 19 runs in final.
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