{"id":7479,"date":"2023-09-24T21:52:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/sri-lanka-beat-pakistan-to-set-up-womens-cricket-final-with-india-at-asian-games\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T21:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:52:07","slug":"sri-lanka-beat-pakistan-to-set-up-womens-cricket-final-with-india-at-asian-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/sri-lanka-beat-pakistan-to-set-up-womens-cricket-final-with-india-at-asian-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to set up women\u2019s cricket final with India at Asian Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>In-form Sri Lanka, fresh from a stunning Twenty20 series victory in England, beat Pakistan by six wickets on Sunday to reach the women\u2019s cricket final at the Asian Games and set up a clash with India.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan never got going on a difficult batting surface affected by days of rain at the Zhejiang University of Technology ground in Hangzhou, and could only muster a below-par 75-9 in their 20 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Left-arm medium pace bowler Udeshika Prabodhani led the Sri Lankan attack with three wickets and Kavisha Dilhari took two with her off-spin.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka sauntered to their target with 21 balls to spare to spark wild celebrations as their players ran onto the field to high-five and hug each other.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Indians routed Bangladesh for 51 on the same ground with all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar, only drafted into the squad as a last-minute replacement, taking four wickets.<\/p>\n<p>They wasted no time in racing to an eight-wicket victory with more than 11 overs remaining as Jemimah Rodrigues top-scored with an unbeaten 20.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigues is yet to be dismissed in the Asian Games, scoring 47 not out in the quarter-final against Malaysia, which was later abandoned because of rain.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second time in just over a week that Sri Lankan cricketers had proven party-poopers by preventing a Pakistan-India major cricket final.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1777084\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The country\u2019s men\u2019s team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1775838\">beat<\/a> Pakistan in the semi-final of the 50-over Asia Cup in Colombo to prevent a final showdown against their fierce rivals India.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1708747\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this month, Sri Lanka\u2019s women secured a historic first-ever white-ball series triumph over England, winning 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan and Bangladesh will face off for bronze on Monday before India takes on Sri Lanka in the gold-medal match.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In-form Sri Lanka, fresh from a stunning Twenty20 series victory in England, beat Pakistan by six wickets on Sunday to reach the women\u2019s cricket final at the Asian Games and set up a clash with India. 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