Rain Stops Play in India Women vs Malaysia Women Asian Games 2023 Quarterfinal Cricket Match in Hangzhou
India posted a solid 173/2 on the board with Shafali Verma scoring a half-century and Jemimah Rodrigues scoring 47 unbeaten runs. Earlier, captain Smriti Mandhana had scored 27 runs off 16 balls as she and Verma gave the Indian innings a flying start.
Rain stopped play in the India Women vs Malaysia Women cricket match at Asian Games 2023 on September 21. This was after India had posted 173/2 in 15 overs, riding on a spectacular 67 off 39 balls from Shafali Verma's bat and Jemimah Rodrigues' 47 runs off 29 balls. Richa Ghosh provided the innings a late impetus with 21 runs off only seven balls, hitting three fours and one six. Rain had stopped play earlier as well with the match being reduced to 15 overs a side. Shafali Verma Becomes First Indian Cricketer To Score a Half-Century in Asian Games History, Achieves Feat During Quarterfinal Match Against Malaysia in Hangzhou.
Rain Stops Play
First half: India 173 (15). Excellent batting by Shafali, Jemimah @JemiRodrigues, and Richa. Rain stopped play again.
India vs Malaysia #19thAsianGames @ddsportschannel @19thAGofficial pic.twitter.com/hm7UdNqjHk
— Pintu Ghosh (@PintuGhosh) September 21, 2023
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