India Women won their opening match by 41 runs against Sri Lanka women.
Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been all over the headlines for running out Charlie Dean at the non-striker's end during an ODI match at Lord’s for the past week, which is quite harsh, as whatever she did was well within the laws of the game.
Well, she finally managed to grab attention for her incredible fielding efforts during India vs Sri Lanka group match in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 on Saturday (October 1).
It all happened during the 6th over of Sri Lanka’s chase when Deepti showed incredible athleticism to run-out Sri Lankan batter Malsha Shehani for just 9 at the Sylhet District Stadium.
Shehani placed the ball towards the off-side and the spinner was quick to take a 360-degree turn before aiming a direct hit to dismiss the Sri Lankan batter, surprising many.
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Asked to bat first, India women put up 150 runs on the board in their 20 overs thanks to Jemimah Rodrigues’ fantastic knock of 76 runs off 53 balls and a valuable contribution of 33 runs from the skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur. Oshadi Ranasinghe (3/32) was the standout performer for Sri Lanka with the ball against India.
Defending the total, Deepti (2/15), Pooja Vastrakar (2/12), and Dayalan Hemalatha (3/15) restricted Sri Lanka to 109 in 18.2 overs, with Hasini Perera (30) being the highest run-scorer for her side as India kick-started the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 campaign with a 41-run win on Saturday.