India vs Malaysia Highlights, Asian Games 2023 Quarterfinal 1: Match called off due to rain, IND-W enter semi-finals

Free hit for Jemimah and she takes advantage of it! She sweeps this length delivery over short fine for a four! Then she receives another length ball from Natsya, outside off. A lot of width offered and Jemimah cuts it through backward point for another four, to make it back-to-back!

A no ball by Natsya, high full toss. Shafali pulls it to the right of the bowler for a quick single. India reach 100!

A full toss by Syuhada, and it was knee high. Shafali punishes her, total destruction! She goes down the track and drills it towards midwicket for a massive six!

A full toss by Natsya, and it was chest height, outside off. Jemimah clatters it towards covers for a four with ease!

IND-W: 83/1 (7.4)

A full length delivery by Syuhada, around off. Shafali slams it between mid-on and mid-wicket for a six! SHOTTTT!

Shafali and Jemimah return to resume the innings for India. Ismail to bowl for Malaysia.

The match will resume at 8:15 AM IST, and has been reduced to 15 overs for each innings.

According to the broadcasters, the rain has stopped and match is expected to resume soon!

If the match resumes, can Shafali get a half-century or maybe more? The young opener is unbeaten with a knock of 24* off 17 deliveries, packed with two fours and a six.

If the match gets washed out, India will enter the semi-finals due to their higher ICC ranking.

As we wait for the rain to stop in Hangzhou, here's a quick recap on what transpired in the India vs Malaysia women's cricket quarterfinal.

Malaysia won the toss and opted to field first.

India openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana walked out to bat. Shafali was aggressive right from the word go. She walked towards the bowler and tried to stamp her authority.

India got a flurry of boundaries in the first three overs. Mandhana was dropped on 9 in the fourth over of the match. She hit three boundaries in that over of WA Duraisingam.

India brought up their 50 in 4.5 overs.

Mandhana was dismissed for 27 off 16 balls by Mahirah Izzati Ismail. India's score was 57/1 in 5.2 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues walked to bat at No.3. A couple of balls later, rain came in and the players walked off. India were at 60/1 after 5.4 overs.

It's raining folks and the covers are on! The match will resume soon as the downpour is not that heavy and there is plenty of cricket left!

ONE SHOT TOO MANY FOR MANDHANA! OUT!

A full delivery by Ismail, outside off. Mandhana tries to pull, but gets a leading edge to point fielder for a catch!

Mandhana c Hamizah b Ismail 27 (16)

Eleesa pitches it up, on leg. Mandhana hammers it over square leg for a four! India get to 50!

A full delivery by Duraisingam, around off. Mandhana sweeps it to midwicket for a four! Then she sends the next delivery to fine leg for another four, beats backward square!

IND-W: 40/0 (4)

A full delivery by Duraisingam, outside off. Mandhana directs it to long-on where a fielder is there, but fumbles an easy chance! One run!

A full delivery by Hamizah, outside off. Mandhana pulls it to midwicket for a single!

IND-W: 25/0 (3)

A full toss by Hamizah, and it was knee high. Shafali smacks it with much aplomb, for a huge six over midwicket!

A juicy full toss by Ismail and Mandhana pierces the crowd of fielders in the off-side, goes to deep extra cover for a four! SHOT!

A full delivery by Hamizah, around middle and off. Shafali stright drives it past the bowler for a four!

The first ball was a dot. In the second ball, Hamizah sends a full length delivery, around off. Mandhana cover drives it for a single.

Shafali and Mandhana open for India. Hamizah to bowl the first over for Malaysia. No slip for Mandhana here.

Both teams are on the pitch for their respective national anthems!

IND-W: Smriti Mandhana(c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh(wk), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Minnu Mani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

MAL-W: Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Winifred Duraisingam (c), Mas Elysa, Wan Julia (wk), Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Aina Najwa, Wan Nor Zulaika, Nur Arianna Natsya, Aisya Eleesa, Nur Dania Syuhada, Nik Nur Atiela

Malaysia Women have won the toss and opted to bowl vs India!

There was some rain but it has cleared now! Toss to start in few minutes!

Pakistan vs Indonesia (Quarterfinal): Thursday, 11:30 AM IST

Sri Lanka vs Thailand (Quarterfinal): Friday, 6:30 AM IST

Bangladesh vs Hong Kong (Quarterfinal): Friday, 11:30 AM IST

Cricket is returning to the Asian Games after nine years and this is the first time India has sent a squad for the competition. India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka got a bye to the quarter-finals, and didn't feature in the group stage.

Women's cricket at the Asian Games 2023 will be played in the T20I format, and will take place from September 19-28. All games will be played at the Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - the top-four ranked teams in the ICC Women’s T20I rankings as of June 1, 2023, are the top seeds and will start directly from the quarter-final stage.

India will be regular captain Harmanpreet, who has been suspended by ICC for two matches for her outburst during on ODI vs Bangladesh. Mandhana will lead the squad in her absence.

IND W: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Devika Vaidya, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chetry, Bareddy Anusha, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Titas Sadhu

MAL W: Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Winifred Duraisingam(c), Mas Elysa, Wan Julia(w), Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Aina Najwa, Jamahidaya Intan, Nur Arianna Natsya, Aisya Eleesa, Nur Dania Syuhada, Nik Nur Atiela, Musfirah Nur Ainaa, Ainur Amelina, Dhanusri Muhunan, Wan Nor Zulaika

Hello and good morning everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of today's Asian Games women's cricket match between India and Malaysia. Stay tuned folks!