With this win, Thailand is in the fourth spot in the points table with three wins in five matches and six points. On the other hand, Malaysia is left at the bottom of the table, having lost all of their six matches so far
The Indian team secured a 59-run win over Bangladesh owing to Shafali's well-made fifty and excellent bowling from the Indian bowlers. She was adjudged the Player of the Match for her brilliant fifty.
The opener played a key role in India's win over Bangladesh as she played a super knock of 55 runs off 44 balls, smashing five boundaries and two sixes. Shafali Verma is the 7th-ranked T20I batter in the ICC Women's T20I rankings.
Tight bowling by Indian spinners coupled with a half-century from Shafali Verma helped Women in Blue defeat Bangladesh in their Women's Asia Cup 2022 match at Sylhet on Saturday
Tight bowling by Indian spinners coupled with a half-century from Shafali Verma helped Women in Blue defeat Bangladesh in their Women's Asia Cup 2022 match at Sylhet on Saturday
Oshadi Ranasinghe top-scored for Sri Lanka with an 18-ball 23* helping Sri Lanka reach a below-par total of 105/7 from 20 overs. Malaysian Sasha Azmi bowled a brilliant spell giving away just 10 runs in four overs and picking up two wickets.
The Indian team are heading into the match after a 13-run loss to Pakistan while Sri Lanka registered a previous 72-run win over Malaysia. The Indian team is at the top of the table with six points while Sri Lanka is at third place with six points.
Powar defended the Indian team's batting order for the match, saying that the team is looking to give game time to young batters in the group as the team is not left with many matches before the World Cup.
The Pakistani claimed that the fielding effort from her side was the difference in today's win as the team fielded wonderfully and took essential catches in the match to back the brilliant bowling from their bowlers today.