Sabbhineni Meghana dazzles as India beat Malaysia by 30 runs via D/L method

Player of the match Sabbhineni Meghana shined with the bat as she brought up her maiden T20I half-century and hit a match winning 69 off 53 balls.

India women beat Malaysia women by 30 runs via D/L method in Women's Asia Cup T20 2022 on Monday. The women in blue were invited to bat first after Malaysia Women won the toss. Harmanpreet Kaur led side scored 181/4 in 20 overs as the openers registered a 116-run partnership to give a strong start. In reply, Malaysia women were struggling at 16/2 in 5.2 overs before rain stopped play, much behind the 46-run mark which was the D/L par score when the match was called off.

File photo of India's Sabbhineni Meghana(in front) (AP)

Player of the match Sabbhineni Meghana shined with the bat as she brought up her maiden T20I half-century and hit a match winning 69 off 53 balls. Fellow opener Shafali Verma announced her return to form with a patient innings of 46 off 39 balls before falling short of her fifty in the 19th over. Wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh chipped in with a quickfire 33 runs off 19 balls to ensure a massive total on the scoreboard by India.

Brought in as replacement to opener Smriti Mandhana, Meghana made most of the opportunity provided to her as she played aggressively from the very first ball. Her explosive batting saw India reach 47/0 in the first six overs. The 26-year old had her share of luck as she was dropped on14 by skipper Winifred Duraisingam. Later, the Malaysian skipper broke the opening partnership by getting rid of her but it was too late as India were on course of a big score by then.

India women will play its next match of the tournament against United Arab Emirates Women on Oct 04, Tuesday.