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India W vs Sri Lanka W, Women's Asia Cup 2022 Final: India thrash Sri Lanka to lift 7th title
India maintained their dominance in the Women's Asia Cup with an eight-wicket demolition of a self-destructing Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday for their seventh title in eight editions. Sri Lanka, who were playing their first tournament final in 14 years, imploded after opting to bat on a slow and turning pitch. They could only manage 65 for nine which India knocked off in 8.3 overs. Smriti Mandhana struck a sublime 51 not out off 25 balls. The win is a shot in the arm for India's preparations for the T20 World Cup next year. The Indians took a lap of the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and, in a fine gesture, got clicked with the entire groundstaff after their triumph, which was witnessed by a sizeable turnout.
Champions of Asia 🏆 Congratulations on winning the Asia Cup @BCCIWomen 👏🏽 To win 7 out of the last 8 Asia cups is a… https://t.co/fkYWpEt1BH
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) 1665828053000We should give credit to the bowlers and the fielding unit was very good today from ball one. We didn't want to give them easy runs as every ball is important, proud of the way we performed today. You gotta read the wicket and place the field accordingly. We did that very well and placed the fielders accordingly and that really helped us
Harmanpreet Kaur, Indian captain
Tough day as a team, not a good batting display in the finals and I'm really upset today. Next we have T20 World Cup and we learned a lot of things in this tournament and as a batting unit, we have to stick with our plans. I'm really happy with my bowling unit. We have a couple of young players and hope they continue their performances as a batting unit. We do not have a lot of experienced players, but they are good players and think they will play a lot of cricket in the future.
Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lankan skipper
Really happy with the way we performed as unit from the first game till today. We executed what was discussed in the meeting. I just back my strengths and those things helped me a lot in this tournament. The wickets were slow and before this tournament, I worked a lot on my batting and those sessions really helped me. This win gives us a lot of confidence going into the upcoming series as well.
Deepti Sharma, Player of the Tournament
What a dominating performance💪 Congratulations to the 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 🇮🇳🏆 https://t.co/b6ArZHIXZg
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) 1665827726000Very happy because the last few games I didn't bowl well. I practiced with my coach and the staff and they really helped me get back my rhythm. Just focussed on my basics and got success. My whole team supported me really well and credit should go to my captain, coach and the staff.
Renuka Singh, Player of the Match
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Congratulations 🇮🇳 What an impressive display! Well done girls 🏆🫡 https://t.co/NI2UzzDWUr
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) 1665827235000
