
IND A vs PAK A Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup LIVE: India A sealed a comfortable eight-wicket win over Pakistan A in their second Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup group stage match in Bangkok on Sunday.
This is India A's first win of the tournament after having lost to UAE in their tournament opener a few days ago.
India A had been asked to field first by Pakistan in Bangkok. Pakistan's decision to bat first, however, backfired as they were bowled out for 93 in 18.5 overs. Shawaal Zulfiqar (23) was their highest run-getter. Saima Thaor, Radha Yadav and Prema Rawat took two wickets each, whereas Jintimani Kalita and Minnu Mani claimed a wicket each.
In their run chase, India lost Humaira Kaazi in the very first delivery, but Anushka Sharma (24) and Vrinda Dinesh (55*) revived the Women in Blue with a 79-run stand for the second wicket. Anushka was dismissed towards the latter half of the chase, but Vrinda and Tejal Hasabnis (12*) took India A home in just 10.1 overs.
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India A: Radha Yadav (C), Humairaa Kaazi, Vrinda Dinesh, Tejal Hasabnis, Anushka Sharma, Minnu Mani, Mamatha Madiwala (WK), Tanuja Kanwer, Prema Rawat, Saima Thakor, Nandini Kashyap, Sonia Mendhiya, Jintimani Kalita, Nandni Sharma, Deeya Yadav
Pakistan A: Hafsa Khalid (C), Yusra Amir (WK), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Huraina Sajjad, Gull Rukh, Noreen Yaqoob, Waheeda Akhtar, Eman Naseer, Anosha Nasir, Momina Riasat, Syeda Masooma Zahra, Umm-e-Hani, Lubna Behram, Komal Khan, Neha Sharmin
There was some controversy during the India A vs Pakistan A match in Bangkok. Vrinda Dinesh was involved in a heated argument with Pakistan wicketkeeper Yusra Amir.
Vrinda was batting during India's chase. She claimed that when she tried to nudge the ball away from the stumps, Yusra Amir stopped from doing so with her gloves.
According to replays, however, Yusra Amir's gloves had touched Vrinda Dinesh's bat, which meant that Vrinda was unable to nudge the ball away. Vrinda was eventually given not out.
GAME OVER! India A have defeated Pakistan A by eight wickets in the Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup tournament in Bangkok.
Vrinda Dinesh starred with an unbeaten 55 to help India chase down 94 and clinch their first win of the tournament. She forged a 79-run stand with Anushka Sharma (24) for the second wicket.
A brilliant knock from Vrinda Dinesh as she registers a half-century. This is set to be a match-winning one, with India A edging closer to victory. The Women in Blue need less than 20 runs now.
Pakistan get a wicket, but this has come very late. Momina Riasat removes Anushka Sharma, who is caught by Shawaal Zulfiqar. Vrinda Dinesh, on the other hand, is getting closer to a fifty.
Another good over for India A, as seven runs come off the seventh over. That includes a boundary from Vrinda Dinesh, who found the deep extra cover fence. India A need just another 24 runs to win from 13 overs.
IND A 70/1 (7 overs; Target 94)
Anushka Sharma and Vrinda Dinesh have taken India past the 50-run mark as the Women in Blue edge closer to victory. An excellent powerplay for India, wherein they lost an early wicket, but have recovered nicely ever since.
IND A 63/1 (6 overs; Target 94)
Boundaries are flowing in for India A as they look to seal the game in a hurry. Anushka Sharma and Vrinda Dinesh collected a boundary each in the fourth over, which was bowled by Neha Sharmin. That over went for 15 runs altogether.
IND A 41/1 (4 overs; Target 94)
India A have got off to a brisk start in their run chase despite the early wicket of Humaira Kaazi. Anushka Sharma and Vrinda Dinesh are currently in the middle. Vrinda slammed three fours in the second over, wherein 13 runs came off it.
IND A 18/1 (2 overs; Target 94)
That's it. Minnu Mani takes the final wicket of Momina Riasat, stumped by Mamatha Madiwala as Pakitan A are bundled out for 93. India A need 94 runs to win.
OUTTT!!!! Another Pakistan batter bites the dust. Gull Rukh, who was looking dangerous is trapped in front by Prema Rawat for 21.
PAK A-W 92/9 (18)
OUTTT!!!! Looks like Pakistan A will be bundled below 100. Anosha Nasir goes for a quick single, but a mix-up sees her fall short of crease. Nasir goes back for 17.
PAK A-W 78-8 (16)
Saima Thakor bowls her final over of the innings. She has been excellent today, having taken a couple of wickets, and concedes just three runs in her final over.
Saima Thakor finishes with figures of 2/14 from four overs. Pakistan A are slowly finding those much-needed runs, but it might be a little too late.
PAK A 69/7 (14 overs)
OUT!Prema Rawat strikes in her first over as she gets rid of Waheeda Akhtar. Waheeda is caught by Minnu Mani at midwicket while looking to play the sweep shot.
PAK A 53/7 (11 overs)
OUT! Radha Yadav gets another wicket as Pakistan lose their sixth wicket. Shawaal Zulfiqar was one of the Pakistan A batters who were looking in decent touch, but she is caught and bowled by the India A captain.
PAK A 46/6 (10 overs)
OUT! Another one bites the dust as Pakistan A lose half their side. Radha Yadav joins the party as she gets rid of Huraina Sajjad, who is struck LBW.
It seemed like the ball was going down leg stump, but the umpire raises the finger. Pakistan A don't have the option of DRS as well.
PAK A 41/5 (9 overs)
Saima Thakor has got her second wicket of the game as Pakistan lose another batter. She cleans up Pakistan A skipper Hafsa Khalid, and the Women in Blue are clearly on top in Bangkok. Three runs and one wicket come from Saima's second over.
PAK A 22/4 (5 overs)
Tjings are not going right for Pakistan A, who had won the toss and opted to bat. Jintimani Kalita struck in the fourth over with the wicket of Omaima Sohail, and now Eman Naseer has been run out at the bowler's end following a mix-up with Shawaal Zulfiqar.
PAK A 19/3 (4 overs)
Pakistan A will be looking for regular boundaries after losing opener Yusra Amir early on. Shawaal Zulfiqar does collect one boundary, as she sweetly drives through the deep extra cover fence for four runs. Six runs from Saima Thakor's second over.
PAK A 15/1 (3 overs)
India A get an early breakthrough in their Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars match against Pakistan A. Saima Thakur gets rid of Yusra Amir, who is clean bowled. A horrific start for Pakistan.
PAK A 9/1 (2 overs)
India A: Radha Yadav(Captain), Humairaa Kaazi, Vrinda Dinesh, Tejal Hasabnis, Anushka Sharma, Mamatha Madiwala, Tanuja Kanwer, Prema Rawat, Minnu Mani, Saima Thakor, Jintimani Kalita
Pakistan A: Hafsa Khalid (Captain), Waheeda Akhtar, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Rukh, Yusra Amir, Omaima Sohail, Anosha Nasir, Eman Naseer, Momina Riasat, Huaraina Sajjad, Neha Sharmin.
Pakistan A women have won the toss in Bangkok and will bat first against India A women.
The Pakistan A women's team are currently in second place in Group A with two points, whereas India A are in third place without any points. Eight teams have been divided to two groups of four.
The other two teams in India's group are UAE and Nepal. The top two teams from each group qualify for the semi-finals.
Pakistan A began their Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup campaign with a 30-run win over Nepal on February 13. Nepal had won the toss and opted to field.
A knock of 40 runs from skipper Hafsa Khalid led Pakistan A to 137/6 from 20 overs. Pakistan A then restricted Nepal to 107/6, with Anosha Nasir taking three wickets.
The India A women's team had won the toss and opted to bat against UAE. However, their decision to do so suffered a setback, with the Women in Blue being restricted to 130/9 from 20 overs.
India lost three wickets in the powerplay, and were restricted to 34/3 during this phase. Anushka Sharma (47) and Tanuja Kanwer (34) provided some hope, but both of them were dismissed just when they had finally started to get going.
Wickets were hard to come by for India during UAE's run chase. UAE skipper Esha Oza led from the front with an unbeaten 72 runs off 61 balls to guide her side to seven-wicket win.
The India A women's team, led by Radha Yadav, will be looking for their first win of the Women's Rising Stars Asia Cup when they take on Pakistan in Bangkok today. The Women in Blue had suffered a shock loss to United Arab Emirates by seven wickets in their first match on February 13.
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