Women's Asia Cup: Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma Star As India Thrash UAE By 104 Runs

04.10.2022 - 15:05 sports.ndtv.com

Jemimah Rodrigues was at her ruthless best, smashing an unbeaten 75 off 45 balls as India out-batted an inexperienced United Arab Emirates by 104 runs in the Women's T20 Asia Cup in Sylhet on Tuesday.

Jemimah and Deepti Sharma (64 off 49 balls) added 128 runs in 13.3 overs after UAE had briefly sent some shivers down the Indians' spine, reducing the tournament favourites to 20 for 3 inside the fifth over.

However, the gulf in class between the two teams became more and more evident with India posting a challenging 178 for 5 in 20 overs.

The UAE team, which is also represented by 11 players of Indian origin, never even bothered to be competitive in its chase, finishing the quota of 20 overs at 74 for 4.

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Deepti Sharma's run out of Charlie Dean at the non-striker's end, while the England batter was backing up during an ODI on September 25, grabbed the world cricket's attention. While the ICC has now made it legal to run out batters who back up too far, several former players questioned Deepti's act and said that it was against the spirit of the game. Now, former India coach Ravi Shastri has spoken in support of Deepti. In an interview with Fox Sports, Shastri said that if the batter is backing up too far then 'it is cheating'.

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Despite the recent rule changes by the International Cricket Council (ICC) with regards to run-out at non-striker's end, there continues to remain a debate in the cricketing spectrum. After Indian women's cricket team star Deepti Sharma ran out Charlotte Dean at the non-striker's end, many former and current cricketers expressed their disappointment on social media while also calling the dismissal against the spirit of the game. Sachin Tendulkar, one of the veterans of the game, has given a firm response to those still scratching the 'sportsmanship' angle in the dismissal.

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A World Cup win is not very far now, India's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma declared after the team's record-extending seventh Women's Asia Cup title triumph on Saturday. Barring an aberration against Pakistan that came courtesy some bizarre planning and experiments, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side ruled the roost in the continental T20 tournament. The final against Sri Lanka turned out to be a one-sided affair as they restricted the islanders to a below-par 65/9 en route to an eight-wicket victory.

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India beat Thailand by 74 runs in Sylhet to enter Women's Asia Cup final on Thursday. Chasing 149 for a win, Thailand could only score 74 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs. Skipper Naruemol Chaiwai and Nattaya Boochatham scored 21 each for Thailand, while Deepti Sharma was the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 3 for 7.

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