India vs UAE LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup T20 2024: India Eye Early Wickets As UAE Start Chase Of 202

IND vs UAE Women LIVE Cricket Score: India put up a total of 201/5, as captain Harmanpreet Kaur brought up a steady half-century, anchoring the innings. Richa Ghosh played an explosive knock at the other end to bring up a fifty of her own. Earlier, India lost three wickets inside the powerplay. Smriti Mandhana departed early, in just the third over. Shafali Verma continued the momentum, helping India notch up 50 in 4.2 overs, but departed soon after. The Indian women's team began their Asia Cup 2024 campaign with a comprehensive victory against Pakistan in the opener while the United Arab Emirates side lost their opening match to Nepal by 6 wickets. As the two teams square off in Dambulla today, it's the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side that stands as the clear favourite. It was UAE skipper Esha Rohit Oza who won the toss and opted to bowl first. (LIVE Scorecard)

India Women Playing XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Tanuja Kanwar

United Arab Emirates Women Playing XI: Esha Rohit Oza(c), Theertha Satish(w), Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Kavisha Egodage, Khushi Sharma, Heena Hotchandani, Vaishnave Mahesh, Rithika Rajith, Lavanya Keny, Indhuja Nandakumar

Four!

1 run.

On a length, on off. Dabbed to point.

FOUR! GLORIOUS! This will give some confidence to United Arab Emirates Women and Esha Oza! Half-volley, outside off. Esha Oza drives it through the backward point region for a stunning boundary.

Fuller than a good length, on off. Esha Oza defends it to backward point.

Flatter, around off. Theertha Satish dabs it to backward point. A tidy over from Tanuja Kanwar.

Flighted, full, on