Sri Lanka (W) vs Pakistan (W) _ ACC Women's Asia Cup _ Semi-Final 2 _ Highlights
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00:00Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, the second semi-final Women's Asia Cup 2024 coming up from the Rangiri
00:12Dambulu Stadium and what a game this promises to be. The toss happened a little while earlier
00:17and Sri Lanka had no hesitation in choosing to bowl after they won the toss.
00:30You can see the drift because of the wind blowing across.
00:34Important for both the teams to start well.
00:41For first time, she's picked it up very nicely.
00:45Nicely struck to pick up the first boundary and that too coming from the bat of Firoza.
00:52Lovely delivery. Oh, beautifully played. Yes, what a lovely shot that is.
01:01Just a little bit wide and she puts it away for the boundary.
01:07That's a poor delivery. Gets the treatment. It's turning out to be a really good over.
01:12Already three boundaries in this over.
01:14Deshika Prabodhani to bowl the sixth and the final over of the power play
01:23starts with an elegant drive of the bat of Munibali for four.
01:29Yeah, up and over. That is a calculated shot which made off in the circle.
01:37Big shot attempted. Catches the call. Fielder has to judge and takes it.
01:43What an important wicket this is.
01:47This is Firoza. She's the one who has been in very good form back to back half centuries
01:52and yes, that's the wicket she wanted. Gul Firoz out for 25. It's 61 for 1.
02:06And eventually the leg and middle stuff were open.
02:09This is really good bowling. Look at how far she gets.
02:13Really poor batting. Not needed and she didn't try and ramp it. She actually took a backswing
02:18and that's what's done for her. It was actually too quick for her. Muniba Ali,
02:22they've lost two in quick succession. 37 from 34 for her. Pakistan, 64 for 2.
02:29Kenny operator here. This is Abish. Just short.
02:33Netardar playing the conventional sweep. Nearly there, nearly there. A brilliant attempt, no doubt.
02:43Kulusuriya. Oh, what a shot that is. Tremendous shot. Six. Timing was good.
02:52It went the distance. It was all dots. Boundaries are not coming. Short delivery.
02:57Oh, what about that? Oh, that would have been a big blow for Pakistan. Straight in and out.
03:08Ilhari. Oh, the reverse. Oh, no. Oh, my goodness. Millimeters, you think. Oh, where did she land?
03:22Right, we're waiting. Oh, yes. I think Sridhar can breathe a sigh of relief.
03:31But it's been ruled as a legal delivery.
03:37Sidra Amin goes for 10. 94 for 3. Two balls to go in the over.
03:43How close is that? Was there an inside? Oh, keep up.
03:46Ilhari this time, quick up.
03:50She's trying to work the angle into the leg side. The bat face was closed. An easy decision there.
03:58Ilhari strikes. Pakistan needed her out in the middle now. She's gone on 23. Pakistan,
04:03four down on 99. Pakistan will get 140 easily. Mid-off is inside the circle. It's a good shot.
04:16That is sweetly hit.
04:21What a beautiful shot that is.
04:26Oh, big shot again. All the way for six. Outstanding from Alia Riaz.
04:36Goes again. This will take some catching. Put down.
04:41Just not good technique. Didn't get the hands up quickly enough.
04:44The only saving grace, she stopped the four. Around the wicket for the last ball.
04:51Clubbed down the ground. Long on has work. A bit of a fumble. They'll try and take two.
04:57The throw is not good enough. Bounced awkwardly. Corner of the turf. That means Pakistan have 140
05:07on the board after being put into bat. Sri Lanka has a target of 141 to try and oust the Pakistan
05:16from the final of this Asia Cup, Women's Asia Cup 2024. Here's the first ball.
05:24Straight away, you could see that ball dipping. Positioning afterwards as well. Ready for the
05:29catch. Big shout. Big shout. And keep an eye. Vishmi Gunaratne, the youngster. Sri Lanka lose
05:36their first without scoring. It's a huge moment in the game. Now, that is a big wicket because
05:41Sri Lanka relies so much on the opening pair. It is a lovely delivery. Coming back with the half
05:47and strikes her right in front. She goes for not. It's not for one.
05:55She's found the gap. Might run away to the boundary. Goal is a work. There is a fielder
06:02that goes down long on. Back with squalic comes in. Goes for the slap sweep. Is it safe?
06:09It's just beaten the fielder. That's another boundary in the over.
06:17Well, that's beautiful shot. Just a touch too far from Saidi Iqbal. You only need to be
06:23five percent off your length and she'll take you down.
06:26Oh, that was that was a really hard one. Stinging one. It feels like it's coming at you
06:35like a tracer bullet. Could barely get her hands up in time. And unfortunately,
06:40the technique was incorrect. The fingers the wrong way around.
06:45Now, how close is that? How close is that? Yes, I thought so.
06:49Just the lack of pace through the shot too early. And even though she's hit on the forearm,
06:55I reckon that's hitting. Samara Vikrama has to go 12 and 13. Sri Lanka won't panic. Here's Omaima.
07:05That is a gift. Oh, drags it short. Punished. Short, wide and hammered.
07:14Now, what's the follow up ball? It's in the gap and hammered for four.
07:25Oh, this time she gets the sweep. Bang on right.
07:32Oh, my. Now then. Now then. Put down on your heels, Pakistan. You cannot afford to do this.
07:41As soon as Dillari hit it, Atapaktu was animated. I think it's because of the fielders. We'll have
07:48to just confirm it. My goodness. No ball and free hit as the 10th over will go on.
07:59In the gap. Pace on the ball. And she gets a boundary.
08:03She will aim there. She will go for it. Mid-off inside the circle.
08:14Abyss. Abyss. Good catch. Very good catch. Let's have a look. Yeah, just quicker into the pitch.
08:23So got that bit of bounce. Dillari hitting it on the top of Vas. Doesn't get on top of it.
08:30Excellent catch. So the partnership broken. Kaveesha Dillari goes for 17. Sri Lanka 78 for three.
08:37Sadia Iqbal. And she's picked up two.
08:43This is a soft dismissal. Just hit it down the throat of the ball. A very simple cotton ball.
08:50And Sri Lanka under some pressure now. That asking rate goes up. Wickets lost.
08:56This is high. That's a good effort. But that's what Sri Lanka needed.
09:05Nice shot. Very good shot. Should bounce away to the boundary.
09:11Now that is the chamariya, the bantam. We have seen in this tournament. So much of power. Brings the 100.
09:26Just over mid-off. Should run away to the boundary. And this will signal her level 50.
09:34But she has now three 50s and two 100s. In 2024, her first against Pakistan.
09:42Atta bantam goes big. Magnificent.
09:49Cleaned up. Three meditated shots. Not her strength. Just through the bat and pad gap.
09:58And she cannot believe it. Chamari gone on 63. Sri Lanka five down on 120.
10:04And this could be gone. Hassani Pereira turned back. Desperate dive. She's gone.
10:18She just needed to collect it cleanly and break it up. Out. Another one down. And the pressure
10:24is building for both teams. Hassani Pereira stays a short one. Sri Lanka one, two, three for six.
10:32A boundary here. The difference between balls and runs. Three.
10:38Cut away. It's past the fielder. There's no one back there. That is the boundary Sri Lanka needed.
10:48That is in the gap as well. It's hit hard. It's a boundary.
10:53Oh my god. All she had to do was put some bat on it towards the offside and it could have
11:06raced away for a boundary. But she's trying to slog it into the leg side. Chopped on.
11:12Another one gone down now. Sugandhika Kumari back in the hut. Scoring 10.
11:17Seven down for Sri Lanka on 138. Down the ground. Sri Lanka. They are the heart of the nation.
11:28They storm into the finals. Anushka Sanjeevani finishes the job.
11:36In the most memorable of semi-finals in the Women's Asia Cup, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have
11:42once again served out a thrilling encounter. 140. Pakistan thought they had done more than enough
11:49in a pressure game. Contributions all round. The Deshi Cup Prabhudani with two wickets in
11:55100 T20I. But Sri Lanka, Chamari Attappattu, Anushka Sanjeevani taking them over the line.