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| January 2, 2006 | Monday | Zilhaj 1, 1426 |
India maintain clean sheet in Asia Cup
KARACHI, Jan 1: Defending champions India maintained their unbeaten record in the second Women’s Asia Cup, beating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets at Karachi Gymkhana on Sunday. India, who won their earlier match against the Islanders by the same margin, demolished Sri Lanka once again with their professional approach, and remain firmly on course to defend the title they won in 2003.
The Indians bundled their opponents out for a mere 124 runs in 49.1 overs with Rumeli Dhar (3-10), Varsna Raphael (3-22), Neetu David (2-12) and Nosheen Al-khadeer (2-26) sharing the wickets.
Praba Udawatte with 30, and Dedunu de Silva and Sumudu Fernando with 21 each were the notable scorers for the Sri Lankans.
India then knocked off the runs without losing any wickets, with Monica Sumra hitting 63 and Karuna Jain scoring 54.
Sri Lankan batting never got going after a promising opening stand, having elected to bat first.
Dhar snapped three wickets in a fiery opening spell.
In reply, Sumra playing her first match, struck an enterprising 63 off 81 deliveries laced with nine boundaries. Wicket-keeper/batsman Karuna Jain hit three fours in her 95-ball knock of 54.
India and Sri Lanka meet again in the Asia Cup final on Wednesday, but first the Indians take on Pakistan in an inconsequential last league match on Monday.
Scoreboard
SRI LANKA:
D. de Silva c Mithali b Dhar 21
C. Pologampola c Asha b Dhar 14
H. Abeysinghe c Juhulan b Dhar 0
S. Siriwardene lbw b Varsha 18
S. de Alwis c Anjum b Nooshin 5
P. Udawatte st Karuna b Neetu 30
S. Fernendo st Karuna b Nooshin 5
I. Galagedera c Mithali b Neetu 21
J. Mala c Jhulan b Varsha 3
Indra c Nooshin b Varsha 0
Dumita not out 0
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-1, W-3, NB-1) 7
TOTAL (all out, 49.1 overs) 124
FALL OF WKTS: 1-34, 2-36, 3-37, 4-48, 5-61, 6-93, 7-118, 8-123, 9-124.
BOWLING: Jhulan Goswami 10-1-31-0; Amita Sharma 6-1-20-0; Rumeli Dhar 5-1-10-3; Nooshin Al Khadeer 10-1-26-2; Varsha Raphael 8.1-2-22-3; Neetau David 10-2-12-2.
INDIA:
Karuna Jain not out 54
Monika Sumra not out 63
EXTRAS (LB-2, W-5, NB-1) 8
TOTAL (for no wkt, 29.1 overs) 125
BOWLING: Parba Udawatte 4-0-20-0; Inoka Galagedera 2-0-8-0; Chamri Pologampola 5-0-18-0; Sumundu Fernando 2-0-18-0; Janakanti Mala 6-0-20-0; Suwini de Alwis 5-1-22-0; Shshikala Siriwardene 5.1-0-17-0.
UMPIRES: Siddique Khan and Iftikhar Malik.
MATCH REFEREE: Anwer Khan.
WOMAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Rumeli Dhar.—Agencies
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