The pacers scripted an eight-wicket victory for the Indian women’s team over Bangladesh in the semifinal on Sunday, assuring a silver medal at its maiden Asian Games.
When these two teams had battled it out in a low-scoring series in the sub-continent a couple of months ago, there was plenty of bite, tension and spin, which had plenty of say in the outcome. But here at the Zheijang University’s Pingeng Campus Cricket Field, Bangladesh was shot out for a paltry 51, which India chased down inside nine overs, just as spin was starting to take effect. Shafali Verma was bowled by Fahima Khatun, but India needed just 12 more runs, with Jemimah Rodrigues’ (20 not out) seeing the chase through.
