Women's cricket: Indian eves pounce on sorry Malaysia
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The Indian women's team inflicted a 142-run defeat over Malaysia in the Asia Cup on Sunday. In pursuit of 170, Malaysia were bowled out for a paltry score of 27 runs. With this win, India have started their T20 Asia Cup campaign with a bang. The tournament is being played in Kuala Lumpur. Here is how the match panned out.
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Malaysia bowled out for the lowest T20I total ever
Malaysian women scripted an unwanted record in T20s after being trampled for just 27 runs. Earlier the lowest ever score managed by an international side was Bangladesh (44). A total of six batswomen had scores of nought, highlighting how clinical India were. Pooja Vastrakar was the pick of Indian bowlers with three wickets. Anuja Patil and Poonam Yadav picked two wickets each.
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Mithali Raj in a zone of her own
India's Mithali Raj slammed a scintillating knock of 97 runs as she carried her bat through out the innings to propel India to 169/3. She slammed 13 fours and a six in a fine display. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored a decent 32-run knock. The duo stitched a 86-run stand off just 53 balls that helped India get momentum after a poor start earlier.
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Brief scores - India vs Malaysia
Here is the brief scorecard: India 169/3 in 20 overs (Mithali Raj 97*, Harmanpreet Kaur 32) beat Malaysia 27 in 13.4 overs (Sasha Azmi 9; Pooja Vastrakar 3/6, Poonam Yadav 2/0) by 142 runs.