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Shafali Verma smashed her career-best score of 81 (48) as Harmanpreet Kaur-less Team India thrashed Nepal by 82 runs to enter the Asia Cup semi-finals.
- 11:00 PM IST, July 23That's a wrap!
- 10:50 PM IST, July 23Smriti Mandhana’s big takeaway
- 10:32 PM IST, July 23Player of the Match goes to…
- 10:20 PM IST, July 23Indu Barma reacts after Nepal’s Asia Cup exit
- 10:13 PM IST, July 23Pakistan join India in semi-finals
- 9:58 PM IST, July 23India thrash Nepal to enter semi-finals
- 9:56 PM IST, July 23Richa Ghosh with a stunning effort!
- 9:50 PM IST, July 23Mithali Raj predicts India vs Sri Lanka final!
- 9:47 PM IST, July 23India eye another convincing win!
- 9:36 PM IST, July 23Direct hit by Deepti Sharma!
- 9:31 PM IST, July 23Game-changing over by Deepti Sharma | India need four more wickets to hammer Nepal
- 9:27 PM IST, July 23Tanuja Kanwar asking all the right questions! Nepal 58-4
- 9:17 PM IST, July 23HT POLL result | Pakistan tipped to join India in semi-finals
- 9:13 PM IST, July 23Indu Barma’s fighting knocks ends before drinks | Nepal 43-3
- 9:07 PM IST, July 23Nepal need 139 runs in 72 balls
- 9:00 PM IST, July 23Bowlers dominate powerplay | Nepal 31-2 after 6 overs
- 8:55 PM IST, July 23Renuka Thakur Singh strikes for India! Nepal 21-2
- 8:44 PM IST, July 23Wicket in 1st over for Arundhati Redd! Nepal 9-1
- 8:40 PM IST, July 23Renuka Thakur Singh opens India’s bowling attack | Nepal 5-0
- 8:36 PM IST, July 23‘Shafali just took it ball by ball’
- 8:25 PM IST, July 23Rodrigues’ crucial cameo takes India to 178-3 in 20 overs.
- 8:19 PM IST, July 23Sajana departs; Richa takes over! IND 163-3
- 8:15 PM IST, July 23All eyes on Jemimah Rodrigues | IND 154-2
- 8:10 PM IST, July 23A terrible mix-up between the two India batters! IND 143-2
- 8:05 PM IST, July 23Nepal end Shafali Verma’s century bid! IND 134-2
- 8:00 PM IST, July 23Shafali Verma creates history! IND 131-4
- 7:57 PM IST, July 23Finally a breakthrough for Nepal! IND 122-1
- 7:49 PM IST, July 23Captain drops a sitter! IND 108-0
- 7:46 PM IST, July 23Shafali Verma fires India to 101
- 7:41 PM IST, July 23Time for drinks! IND 91-0
- 7:34 PM IST, July 23Shafali Verma smashes quick-fire 50 | IND 81-0
- 7:25 PM IST, July 23Shafali Verma wins battle of powerplay for India | IND 50-0
- 7:21 PM IST, July 23Shafali Verma is on a roll! IND 48-0
- 7:16 PM IST, July 23Shafali Verma takes charge | IND 35-0
- 7:09 PM IST, July 23Dayalan Hemalatha gets into the act | IND 15-0
- 7:04 PM IST, July 23Smriti Mandhana not opening for defending champions | IND 10-0 after 1 over
- 6:57 PM IST, July 23Explained: How Nepal can break Pakistan hearts by entering semi-finals
- 6:55 PM IST, July 23Two changes for Harmanpreet-less Team India!
- 6:48 PM IST, July 23Nepal captain Indu Barma confirms two changes in playing XI
- 6:40 PM IST, July 23Why is Harmanpreet Kaur not playing? Smriti Mandhana provides update
- 6:34 PM IST, July 23Toss update! India without Harmanpreet
- 6:31 PM IST, July 23HT POLL | Who will join Team India in semi-finals?
- 6:23 PM IST, July 23Explained - How Nepal can break Pakistani hearts by entering semi-finals
- 6:11 PM IST, July 23Did you know? Harmanpreet created history at Asia Cup 2024
- 6:02 PM IST, July 23We need to talk about Richa Ghosh!
- 5:53 PM IST, July 23India skipper Harmanpreet reflects on her cricketing journey
- 5:47 PM IST, July 23Can we have another India-Pakistan showdown at Asia Cup 2024?
- 5:38 PM IST, July 23Who will meet India in semi-finals?
- 5:23 PM IST, July 23India all but guaranteed semi-final spot!
- 5:16 PM IST, July 23Are Nepal debutants in 2024 Asia Cup?
- 5:11 PM IST, July 23A quick look at the two squads!
- 5:05 PM IST, July 23Hello and welcome!
Shafali Verma was named the Player of the Match for her quick-fire 81 as Harmanpreet Kaur-less India hammered Nepal in its final Group A game at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
High-flying Team India extended their unbeaten run with a massive win over Nepal in their final Group A fixture at the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2024 on Tuesday. Defending champions India rested skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for their third group game against Nepal at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. Opener Shafali Verma laid the foundation for a gigantic total with her quick-fire half-century....Read More
India openers Shafali and Dayalan Hemalatha demolished the bowling attack of Nepal with their 122-run stand in the high-scoring encounter. Shafali smashed her career-best score (81) in T20Is while Jemimah Rodrigues remained unbeaten on 28 off 15 balls as India posted 178-3 in 20 overs. Senior bowler Sita Rana Magar (2 for 25) shared three wickets with Kabita Joshi against the free-scoring Indian side.
Wickets kept falling for Indu Barma's Nepal as India restricted the crestfallen side to 96-9 in 20 overs. Producing another collective bowling performance, Renuka Thakur Singh (1), Arundhati Reddy (2), Radha Yadav (2) and Deepti Sharma (3) sealed India's comfortable 82-run win over Nepal. India have topped Group A by extending its winning run to three games. India and Pakistan have qualified for the semi-finals from Group A.
Back-to-back wins for Women In Blue
Team India thrashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their previous fixture of the Asia Cup. India's Richa Ghosh smashed her first T20I half-century and shattered several records in the one-sided contest between the two teams. Contrasting half-centuries from Richa and skipper Harmanpreet powered India to its highest T20I total in women's cricket. Richa remained unbeaten on 64 off 29 balls as India posted 201-5 in 20 overs. Chasing the mammoth target, the United Arab Emirates mustered 123-7 to lose the match by 78 runs.
India top Group A to enter semi-finals
With an impressive Net Run Rate of +3.298, Team India topped Group A in the final Women's Asia Cup T20 standings. Harmanpreet’s Team India outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener before hammering UAE to record back-to-back wins in Sri Lanka. Team India is followed by traditional rivals Pakistan, who are placed second with four points from three games. Team Nepal also had a win to their name, while UAE lost all of the Asia Cup group stage matches in the island nation. A win over Nepal in Dambulla confirmed India's berth in the semi-finals.
Shafali and Deepti leading India's charge
Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu was the leading run-getter in the Asia Cup 2024 before Shafali smashed a sensational half-century against Nepal. Athapaththu became the first batter in the Women’s Asia Cup history to notch up a hundred. She surpassed Mithali Raj’s highest score of 97 at the Asia Cup. Athapaththu has amassed 131 runs in two games. India opener Shafali Verma has eclipsed the Sri Lanka star by taking the top spot. Shafali (158) and Harmanpreet Kaur (71) are India's leading run scorers at the 2024 Asia Cup. Superstar Deepti Sharma (8) is the highest wicket-taker in the ongoing edition of the Asia Cup.
Here's all you need to know about India vs Nepal clash at Asia Cup 2024:
-India opener Shafali Verma was named the Player of the Match.
-India (178/3) thrashed Nepal (96/9) by 82 runs to enter semi-finals.
-Shafali registered her career-best score (81) as India posted 178/3 in 20 overs.
-India opener Shafali scored her fifty in 26 balls.
-Smriti Mandhana captained India in its Group A game against Nepal.
-India opted to rest skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for its final group game.
- Leaders India and second-placed Pakistan qualified for the Asia Cup semi-finals from Group A.
-The defending champions smashed their first 200-plus total in women's T20Is against the UAE.
-Harmanpreet is the second-highest run-getter in women's T20Is.
-The Indian skipper notched up the highest individual score for a captain at the women's T20 Asia Cup in her last outing.
That's a wrap!
Thank you for reading HT’s live blog of the Asia Cup 2024 match between India and Nepal contested at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. With three wins from three matches, defending champions India have entered the semi-final stage of the continental tournament. India topped Group A by extending its winning run on Tuesday. Opener Shafali Verma recorded her career-best T20I score (81 off 48 balls) to set up Team India's 82-run win over Nepal.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match | ‘Nepal always had a smile on their face’: Smriti Mandhana’s big takeaway
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: With India resting Harmanpreet Kaur, premier batter Smriti Mandhana captained the defending champions in their final group game against Nepal. Mandhana, a designated opener, did not bat in the final group game as Dayalan Hemalatha opened the innings with Shafali Verma. “As an opener, you don't get a lot of games where you don't bat. Much needed game time for all the other batters. The middle order hasn't batted in the previous games. The conditions were different and it is always good to have game time under your belt,” the stand-in skipper said after the match. “Nepal always had a smile on their face, sometimes with the amount of cricket we play we forget to enjoy the game, they played some good cricket and hopefully they keep improving and we get to play them often,” she added.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Player of the Match goes to…
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Shafali Verma played the match-winning knock against Nepal as India sealed its semi-final berth by topping Group A. The Indian opener smashed his career-best T20I score of 81 in just 48 balls. With 12 fours and one six, Shafali’s entertaining knock powered India to 178-3 in 20 overs.
“I backed my strength and the execution was good. The consistency is improving but I could have finished the innings today. Double hundred is big for any batter and I got plenty of confidence from that innings, I wasn't in good form before that but the innings helped me get back my confidence,” the Indian opener said after collecting her Player of the Match award.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match | ‘Proud of my team’: Indu Barma reacts after Nepal’s Asia Cup exit
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Indu Barma’s Nepal side has bowed out of the Asia Cup following their defeat against India in the final Group A game of the tournament. Nepal defeated the UAE to record its first win of the Asia Cup in the group stage. “I am proud of my team. The effort we put in, we realised our weakness and will come back stronger. It was a great exposure to play against India. I am happy with my team, after 10 overs the bowlers got good momentum and restricted them to below 200. We got good experience from this tournament by playing against India and Pakistan. We made some good memories,” the Nepal team captain added.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Pakistan join India in semi-finals
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: India’s comfortable win over Nepal has helped Pakistan enter the semi-final stage of the Asia Cup 2024. With an NRR of +1.102 and four points from three matches, Pakistan have retained the second spot in Group A. Nepal finished third while the UAE remained rock bottom in the final group standings.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: India thrash Nepal to enter semi-finals
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: All over! Spin wizard Deepti Sharma signs off with three wickets as India thrashed Nepal by 82 runs in its final group game of the Asia Cup. With the comfortable win, India have entered the semi-final stage of the Asia Cup.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Richa Ghosh with a stunning effort!
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: OUT or not out? Kajal Shrestha looks a goner but the third umpire is taking a second look at the dismissal. The catch is clean. Kajal Shrestha is out for 3 off 7 balls. Wicket No.3 for Deepti as Nepal are nine down for 93. Chance of a runout! Richa Ghosh with a stunning effort. The decision again with the third umpire as we going upstairs! Not out! Full marks to the wicketkeeper though!
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Mithali Raj predicts India vs Sri Lanka final!
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Misfield by Shafali Verma! Four runs to Nepal. Meanwhile, India legend Mithali Raj has predicted an India vs Sri Lanka final at the Asia Cup 2024. End of the over, we are heading into the final over. Nepal need 86 runs in 6 balls. India set to record a massive win.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: India eye another convincing win!
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Tanuja Kanwar is back into the attack for India. Bindu Rawal and Kajal Shrestha are holding the fort for Nepal. The crestfallen side needs 93 runs in 12 balls. Just two runs off the over. Nepal 86-8 after 18 overs.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Radha Yadav seals her second wicket | Nepal 84-8
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: OUT! Was there an edge? Umpire says yes it was. Dolly Bhatta is out for 5 off 4 balls. Radha Yadav has put India on the cusp of a comfortable win. Nepal need 97 runs in 22 balls. India need only two wickets to wrap up the contest. Kajal Shrestha is the next batter in for Nepal. Defending champions India will top Group A!
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Direct hit by Deepti Sharma!
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: SLOPPY! Puja Mahato is run out for 2 off 12 balls. Schoolboy error! Deepti Sharma comes up with a direct hit to hand Nepal another blow. Nepal 70-7 after 15 overs. Nepal need 109 runs in 30 balls.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Game-changing over by Deepti Sharma | India need four more wickets to hammer Nepal
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Deepti Sharma outfoxes Rubina Chhetry! She has cleaned up the Nepal batter for 15 off 16 balls. Nepal are five down. Kabita Joshi is the next batter in for the Asian side. OUT! Deepti has a brace as the spinner gets two wickets in the same over. Kabita is out LBW and Nepal have lost six wickets for 64 runs in 14 overs.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Tanuja Kanwar asking all the right questions! Nepal 58-4
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Tanuja Kanwar bags a maiden! Puja Mahato played the entire over and failed to score a single run. Rubina Chhetry is batting on 9 off 12 balls while Mahato has scored 1 off 8 balls. Kanwar has conceded 10 runs in 3 overs. Nepal 58-4 after 13 overs. Nepal need 121 runs in 41 balls.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Arundhati Reddy bags her 2nd wicket | Nepal 54-4
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: OUT! Sita Rana Magar departs for 18 off 22 balls. Arundhati Reddy has her second wicket. Nepal are four down for 54. Puja Mahato is the next batter in for Nepal.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: HT POLL result | Pakistan tipped to join India in semi-finals
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Nepal is expected to exit the semi-final race, as Team India is in the driving seat. Nepal’s defeat will benefit Pakistan, who are hoping to join arch-rivals India in the semi-finals. Earlier, we asked HT readers who they think can join India in the last four.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Indu Barma’s fighting knocks ends before drinks | Nepal 43-3
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Radha Yadav gets the all-important wicket of Nepal skipper Indu Barma. Honestly, it was catching practice for Shafali Verma. She earlier dropped one. Drinks are on the field. Nepal need 136 runs in 64 balls.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Indu Barma almost gifted her wicket away | Nepal 43-2
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Can Deepti Sharma strike for India? Sita Rana Magar and Indu Barma have added 21 runs off 24 balls. In the last five overs, Nepal scored 23 runs. In the air and safe! Barma gets lucky. End of the over. Nepal 43-2 after 9 overs. Nepal now need 136 runs in 66 balls.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Nepal need 139 runs in 72 balls
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Deepti Sharma joined the attack and went for just 1 run in the 7th over. Replacing the star bowler, Tanuja Kanwar started her second over by conceding 5 runs on the first two balls. Sita Rana Magar is batting on 12 off 16 balls. Skipper Indu Barma has scored 11 off 10 balls. Nepal 40-2 after 8 overs.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Bowlers dominate powerplay | Nepal 31-2 after 6 overs
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Sita Rana Magar and skipper Indu Barma are tasked to stage Nepak's fightback against India bowlers, who have their tails up. Tanuja Kanwar bowled the final over of a low-scoring powerplay. Just five runs off the first five balls. Direct hit! But the batter was well inside the crease. Tanuja ends the over with a dot. Nepal Women need 148 runs in 84 balls.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Renuka Thakur Singh strikes for India! Nepal 21-2
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Speedster Renuka Thakur Singh is still searching for her first wicket. Sita Rana Magar takes a single on the second ball. OUT! A simple catch for stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana. Kabita departs for 6 off 11 balls. Nepal Women need 158 runs in 92 balls. Nepal 21-2 after 4.5 overs.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Kabita clears Mandhana at mid-off! Nepal 20-1
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Pacer Renuka Thakur Singh bowled a maiden! Kabita Kunwar and Sita Rana Magar are yet to score a boundary for Nepal. Arundhati Reddy to continue. FOUR! Pure timing by Magar as she gets a boundary. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Nepal as Kabita clears Smriti Mandhana at mid-off. A quick single on the next ball. Arundhati has been expensive for India in her second over. Nepal 20-1 after 4 overs.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Wicket in 1st over for Arundhati Reddy! Nepal 9-1
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Pacer Arundhati Reddy joins the attack. BOWLED! Swing and a miss from Samjhana Khadka, Reddy says thank you very much as the Indian pacer cleans up the opener for run-a-ball 7. Nepal need 170 runs to beat India. Nepal 9-1 after 2 overs.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Renuka Thakur Singh opens India’s bowling attack | Nepal 5-0
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Samjhana Khadka and Sita Rana Magar kickstarted Nepal's replay after India posted 178-3 in 20 overs. Khadka gets her first boundary off Renuka Thakur Singh. Just 5 runs off the first 6 balls of the Nepal innings. Nepal 5-0 after 1 over.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: ‘Shafali just took it ball by ball’
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Dayalan Hemalatha played a crucial knock of 47 off 42 balls while opening the innings with superstar Shafali Verma. India have set a 179-run target in the 20-ove contest. "We were practising batting in different positions, it was challenging but I enjoyed opening the batting. We didn't plan anything, the bowling was slow and the pitch was slow, myself and Shafali just took it ball by ball. We are going with the same plan - bowl our best balls and restrict the opposition," Hemalatha said during the innings break.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Rodrigues’ crucial cameo takes India to 178-3 in 20 overs.
IND vs NEP Live Score, Women Asia Cup T20 2024 Match: Jemimah Rodrigues gets a much-needed boundary in the final over. Sabnam Rai will not be relieved as Rodrigues has given the strike back to Richa Ghosh. No harm done! Another single and we have 3 balls left in the 20th over. FOUR! Jemimah jams it for another boundary as extra cover had no chance. Brilliant! She is a step ahead of the bowler, stepping across outside the off stump to get a boundary - it’s a T20I exhibition by Rodrigues. Long off covers it up and Rodrigues settles for a single. Rodrigues' 15-ball 28 takes India to 178-3 in 20 overs.
