India Women vs UAE Women, Asia Cup: Harmanpreet, Richa create history as India post record total in big win
Richa Ghosh (L) and Harmanpreet Kaur during the innings vs UAE (@BCCIWomen
India women created history on Sunday (July 21) with their first ever 200-plus total in a T20I game. Harmanpreet Kaur-led team finished at 201/5 against UAE Women in the ongoing Asia Cup and registered a thumping 78-run victory.
India's previous highest score in a women T20I was 198/4 against England in 2018. This is also India's highest total in Women's Asia Cup history - going past their own best of 181/4 against Malaysia in 2022.
Shafali Verma led the charge for India with 18-ball 37 at the top before skipper Kaur smashed 47-ball 66 and Richa Ghosh capped the innings off with a sensational 29-ball 64 not out.
During her innings, Kaur also went past Meg Lanning to become second highest run scorer in Women's T20I history. Kaur now has 3,415 runs while Lanning had 3,405. Only Suzie Bates is above Kaur in the list with 4,348 runs.
As for Ghosh, her strike rate of 220.64 is now the best for India (50-plus run innings), going past Smriti Mandhana's 204 during her 25-ball 51 innings in 2022 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. Ghosh's 64 not out is also the highest score by a wicketkeeper for India in women T20Is and overall in Asia Cup history as well.
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Chasing the target, UAEjust couldn't keep up with the run rate - scoring just 31 runs in the powerplay for the loss of two wickets. For them, skipper Esha Oza scored 38 off 36 while Kavisha Egodage hit 32-ball 40.
For India, Deepti Sharma took 2/23 while Renuka Singh, debutant Tanuja Kanwar, Pooja Vastrakar and Radha Yadav picked one wicket each. India eventually restricted UAE to 123/7 in 20 overs.
Speaking after the match, India skipper Kaur praised Player of the Match Richa Ghosh for her innings and said: "When Richa came I told her to keep watching the ball and she batted beautifully. [Her knock] My role was to stay on the pitch and keep rotating the strike. We had a good partnership especially with Richa. Credit goes to her."
India next take on Nepal Women on July 23.
