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09/13 18:45 CDT India wins cricket's Women's Asia Cup for the eighth time with
72-run win over Sri Lanka
India wins cricket's Women's Asia Cup for the eighth time with 72-run win over
Sri Lanka
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) --- India took control from the start to win
the Women's Asia Cup cricket tournament for an eighth time on Sunday, beating
Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final.
India won the toss, scored a challenging total of 183-5 and then dismissed Sri
Lanka for 111 in its 20 overs.
Smriti Mandhana (59) and Shafali Verma (68) shared an opening stand of 129 in
12.5 overs before India spinner Shree Charani took 4-20 in four overs.
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu (36) was the top scorer for her team,
sharing a 58-run partnership with Vishmi Gunaratne (20) before Sri Lanka
collapsed from 62-1 to 111 all out off the last ball of the innings.
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