Indian womens cricket team
Breaking News: India Women Cricket beat Thailand by 66 runs in Asia Cup
Kuala Lumpur, June 4 (CRICKETNMORE) - Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's all-round show helped India notch up their second successive win in the women's Asia Cup as the women-in-blue defeated Thailand by 66 runs at the Royal Selangor Club here on Monday.
After firing a 17-ball unbeaten 27 runs, Kaur starred with her off-spin, scalping three wickets at the cost of just 11 runs. Put in to bat, India posted 132/4 as the entire top order contributed well with the bat. While openers Mona Meshram (32) and Smriti Mandhana (29) took India to a good start, Anuja Patil's 22, Kaur's 27 and Veda Krishnamurthy, who chipped in with 11 runs, took India to a competitive total in the allotted 20 overs. Later, the Indian bowlers, riding on their experience and accuracy, dominated their opponents and struck at regular intervals to restrict Thailand to a meagre 66/8 in 20 overs.
