OMG: India lose to Bangladesh in Asia Cup final

Kuala Lumpur, June 10 (CRICKETNMORE) - Six-time defending champions India suffered a three-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the final of the Women's Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Kinrara Academy Oval here on Sunday. After India scored 112/9, thanks to

In the following over, off-spinner Khadija Tul Kubra dealt a huge blow to India by removing veteran Mithali Raj (11). In another quick shock to India, Anuja Patil (3) was declared out for obstructing the field in the second ball of the ninth over. Then the fifth-wicket stand between Harmanpreet and Veda Krishnamurthy (11) lasted for 30 runs till Salma accounted for the Karnataka right-hander in the third ball of the 13th over.

Afterwards, Harmanpreet dominated the bowlers, who kept getting one wicket after the other. India were reduced to 74/7 as Taniya Bhatia (3) and Shikha Pandey (1) fell even as Harmanpreet held one end. She found good support from Jhulan Goswami (10) as the eighth-wicket stand between them fetched 33 runs. India managed to score 112/9 as Harmanpreet was the last player to be dismissed in the final ball. The Punjab right-hander hit seven fours during her 42-ball innings. Defending the small total was expectedly tough for India. Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav kept India's hopes alive by removing Shamima Sultana (16), Ayasha Rahman (17) and Fargana Hoque (11) in a hostile spell.