India vs UAE highlights, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024: Harman, Richa smash 50s as defending champs set to enter semis

Thank you for reading HT’s LIVE blog of the Asia Cup 2024 match between India and the UAE. Richa Ghosh starred in India's record-fest outing against the UAE as the defending champions have almost sealed their berth in the semi-finals of the Asia Cup 2024. Harmanpreet Kaur's Team India posted their highest-ever T20I total of 201 in the history of the Asia Cup. Ghosh batted at a strike rate of 220.68. Her unbeaten 29-ball 64 sealed India's 78-run win. India will meet Nepal on Tuesday.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: India's Richa Ghosh smashed her first T20I fifty to seal the 78-run for the Women In Blue. Performed her designated role of a finisher to perfection, Ghosh smashed an unbeaten 29-ball-64 as she was named the Player of the Match. "Really happy. When I'm playing with Harry di, she guides me about how the ball is coming on. When the opportunity comes to me, I want to just deliver what I know and what I'm practicing. First four from the cover drive was the favourite moment. Yeah I'm feeling good," Ghosh added.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Harmanpreet Kaur revealed that she is 'absolutely fine' after the India skipper left the field during the UAE innings. Smriti Mandhana captained India after Harmanpreet's exit. Skipper Harmanpreet smashed 66 off 47 balls to help India post 201-5 in 20 overs. “Great feeling. When Jemi and I were batting, we spoke that we had to run hard rather than just going for risky shots. Our focus was on getting 7-8 runs per over. When Richa came, I just told her to keep watching the ball and see how wicket is playing. She batted beautifully. My role was just to stay on the pitch and keep rotating strike. Whenever loose balls come, convert them to the boundary. Credit to Richa. Because of her we reached the target,” she added.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Esha Rohit Oza top-scored for UAE as her 38-run knock off 36 balls lifted the side to 123-7 in 20 overs. The UAE skipper said that his side learned from their previous mistakes by putting up an improved score against India.“It was a great experience. Lot of learnings. From the Indian innings, we saw how to build an innings. And also saw how to finish. Using this as an experience to help us learn that. You're never satisfied when you're playing such an opposition because the batting runs deep. Three wickets is a great start but you need to take all 10. We put up a better score against a better side - that means we learnt from our mistakes,” she added.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: OUT! A wicket on the final ball. Radha Yadav concedes 8 runs in the final over as India have beaten UAE in its crucial Group A fixture. Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. have thrashed UAE by 78 runs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Premier pacer Pooja Vastrakar has returned for the penultimate over of the UAE innings. Bowls the first one a dot as Rithika Rajith is beaten for pace. A single on the next ball. WIDE! She has to reload. Kavisha Egodage gets a single as Rithika is back on strike. Blocked by the batter, no run on the next ball. A single towards sweeper cover and Vastrakar finishes with 1 for 27 in her 4 overs. UAE 115/6 in 19 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Tanuja Kanwar has signed off with the ball. In her debut game, she conceded 14 runs and bagged the crucial wicket of UAE skipper Esha Rohit Oza. Deepti Sharma has joined the attack. On the third ball, Deepti bagged the wicket of Hotchandani. A simple catch for Shafali. UAE have lost 6 wickets for 107 in 17.4 overs. United Arab Emirates Women need 95 runs in 14 balls.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Radha Yadav has a wicket to her name! Khushi Sharma finds stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana at extra cover. Khushi Sharma c Mandhana b Radha Yadav 10(13). Heena Hotchandani has joined Kavisha Egodage at the crease. UAE 99-5 in 16 overs. United Arab Emirates Women need 103 runs in 25 balls.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Pacer Renuka Thakur Singh is bowling out! United Arab Emirates Women need 111 runs in 33 balls. Renuka will be done with her four before the death overs. Khushi Sharma and Kavisha Egodage have added 16 off 13 balls. It's an eight-run over as Renuka signs off. United Arab Emirates Women need 108 runs in 30 balls.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Deepti Sharma conceded only two runs in her second over. Tanuja Kanwar has returned to the bowling attack. Out or not out? Richa Ghosh has removed the bails in a flash. The third umpire is taking a look at it. OUT! Big wicket for India. Esha Oza st Richa Ghosh b Tanuja Kanwar 38(36). Tanuja’s first international wicket is the UAE skipper. UAE 76-4 after 12.3 overs. United Arab Emirates Women need 126 runs in 45 balls.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Trouble for India as skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is leaving the field. Smriti Mandhana is captaining the Indian side after the drinks break. Radha Yadav is into her second over. Kavisha Egodage (15) and Esha Rohit Oza (36) have added 35 runs off 18 balls. UAE 73-3 after 11 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Harmanpreet Kaur has roped in strike pacer Pooja Vastrakar back into the attack. UAE skipper Esha Rohit Oza is the prized wicket for India bowlers. The UAE batter has smashed 35 off 31 balls. Kavisha Egodage has scored 11 off 5 balls. UAE 67-3 after 10 overs. United Arab Emirates Women need 135 runs in 60 balls.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Deepti Sharma stikes in first over. Simple catch for Tanuja Kanwar and Samaira departs. Deepti goes for 8 in her first over. Radha Yadav has joined the attack for the 8th over. United Arab Emirates Women need 153 runs in 70 balls.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Debutant Tanuja Kanwar back into the attack. A tough chance for India, short extra cover fails to make the most of the opportunity. Kanwar goes for 4 runs in the seventh over. UAE 35-2 after 7 overs. United Arab Emirates Women need 167 runs in 78 balls

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: BOWLED! Pooja Vastrakar cleans up Rinitha Rajith for 7 off 3 balls. UAE batter was beaten for pace as India have the second wicket. Samaira Dharnidharka has joined Esha Rohit Oza at the crease. Vastrakar gets the edge but the fielder at slip has no chance. End of the over and India have won the battle of powerplay. UAE 31-2 after 6 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: How often do we say this: Renuka Singh strikes for India! The pacer gets the all-important wicket in the powerplay. Theertha Satish fails to clear skipper Harmanpreet Kaur at mid-on. The UAE opener is out for 4 off 12 balls. Rinitha Rajith and Esha Rohit Oza have moved on from the dismissal quite remarkably! The UAE batters smashed 2 fours and got 12 runs off the last four balls. UAE 23-1 after 5 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Pooja Vastrakar joins attack after Renuka goes for 9 runs in the 3rd over. Tanuja Kanwar conceded 1 run in her first-ever international over. Vastrakar closes her first over with a peach - the first maiden of the UAE innings. Openers Esha Rohit Oza and Theertha Satish have added 11 runs in 4 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Renuka Thakur Singh opens the Indian attack after Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. posted a mammoth total of 201-5 in 20 overs. Esha Rohit Oza and Theertha Satish are tasked to give UAE a promising start against the world-class bowling lineup of the Women In Blue. Oza gets a single; UAE are up and running in Dambulla.UAE 2-0 after 2 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: FOUR! Raining fours for Rich as India have already posted the highest-ever total at the Asia Cup 2024. FOUR! 200 is up for India - Richa takes India to 201-5 in 20 overs. For the fist time, India have crossed the 200-run mark in Women’s T20Is.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: The final over starts with a Harmanpreet run-out. Harmanpreet wanted the strike back and the trouble at the non-striker’s end has ended the captain’s knock. The India skipper departs for 66 off 47 balls. FOUR! Richa Ghosh moves to 48 off 25 balls. That’s her highest score in T20Is. FOUR! First 50 for Richa in T20Is. She becomes the first women’s wicketkeeper-batter of India to score a 50 at Asia Cup. FOUR! Richa is all smiles as she gets another boundary. Only 2 balls left in the Indian innings.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Only 2 overs left. Harmanpreet clears mid-on but she only gets 2 runs. FOUR! Samaira is unlucky as the India skipper picks up a boundary. FOUR! Harmanpreet finds the gap and gets another boundary. Fine leg was inside the circle and Samaira is under the pump. SIX! Harmanpreet smokes a maximum over mid-wicket. She ends the over - 17 off the 19th. India 181-4 after 19 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: After scoring five runs off the first four balls, Richa Ghosh gives back the strike to India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who is batting on 49 off 39 balls. Richa moves to 44 off 23 balls. Harman plays a dot. Can she get to her 50? Yes is the answer. The Indian skipper takes a single to raise the bat. A captain’s knock by Harman. She gets to her 50 off 41 balls. India 164-4 after 18 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Harmanpreet Kaur gets a boundary as she moves to 47 off 37 balls. Fine leg and mid-off are in for Harmanpreet. A single taken by the Indian skipper as Richa gets back on strike. Same field for the on-song batter. The duo has completed the 50-run partnership. End of Samaira Dharnidharka’s third over. India 156-4 after 17 overs. Only 3 to go!

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup T20 2024 Updates: Harmanpreet Kaur is 8 runs away from a half-century. There was a run-out chance - direct hit and it would have been close. Richa Ghosh has shifted gears as she moves to 31 off 13 balls. The partnership is worth 38 off 23 balls. A flat batted shot and she gets another boundary. Indhuja Nandakumar finishes the over by leaking 6 runs. India 149-4 after 16 overs.

IND W vs UAE W Live Score, Women's Asia Cup: Richa Ghosh takes the aerial route and clears long-off for maximum. The Indian batters have added 19 off 13 balls. Kavisha Egodage concedes 10 runs in her fourth and final over. India 125-4 after 14 overs.