Rising Star Asia Cup: India A brushed aside Pakistan A by eight wickets in their Group A clash of the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars on Sunday. After bundling out Pakistan A for 93 in 18.5 overs, India A chased down the modest target in just 10.1 overs at the Terdthai Cricket Ground.
Right-handed opener Vrinda Dinesh smashed 55 off 29 balls to lead India A’s pursuit after Saima Thakor (2-14), captain Radha Yadav (2-11) and Prema Rawat (2-16) shared six wickets between themselves to set up the foundation for the defending champions to get their first win of this competition.
Minnu Mani and Jintimani Kalita also had one scalp each for India ‘A’. Their chase began shakily with Humairaa Kaazi dismissed off the first ball by Waheeda Akhtar. But Vrinda and Anushka Sharma counterattacked, as India A raced to 63-1 by the end of the powerplay.
