Women's Asia Cup T20 2024: Most Runs and Most Wickets after Pakistan Women vs Nepal Women (Updated) ft. Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma

The Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 continued on Sunday, July 21 with two Group A matches at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. Team India extended their dominance in the tournament by obliterating UAE in the first match of the day. Meanwhile, Pakistan attained redemption after the opening debacle to India by routing Nepal later in the evening.

After being invited to bat first, Indian opener Shafali Verma ensured her team dominated the powerplay. This is despite losing early wickets to Kavisha Egodage (2/36), Samaira Dharnidharka (1/42) and Heena Hotchandani (1/40).

Piling on the momentum, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur smacked 66 runs from 47 balls. She built up a rapid 75-run partnership with fellow half-centurion Richa Ghosh. The latter herself pounded 64 unbeaten runs from just 29 balls to blaze India to a colossal 201-run total from 20 overs.

Chasing 202 for a win, UAE’s entire batting line-up was restricted to 123/7 by the collective brilliance of the ‘Women in Blue’ bowlers. Deepti Sharma unfurled the spell of the innings by picking up figures of 2/23. She received assistance via timely breakthroughs from Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, and debutant Tanuja Kanwar to seal a 78-run Indian win.

In the second match of the day and the sixth of the tournament, Pakistan bowlers Fatima Sana (1/24) and Sadia Iqbal (2/19) limited Nepal Women to just 108/6. In response, Pakistan opener Gull Feroza charted a fluent 35-ball 57. Meanwhile, unbeaten Muneeba Ali (46* off 34 balls) and Tuba Hassan catered themselves to a nine-wicket win with more than eight overs to spare.

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Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 Most Runs List

Shafali Verma’s counterattacking 18-ball 37 against UAE catapulted her to the top of the 2024 Women’s T20 Asia Cup batting charts with 77 runs. She is followed by Nepal’s Samjhana Khadka with 76 runs at number two.

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur extended her tally to 71 runs after smacking 66 against UAE to climb to number three. Richa Ghosh blazed her way to 64 runs at a strike rate of 220.68 to be ranked as the fourth most successful batter of the tournament so far.

Kavisha Egodage and Gull Feroza, with 62 runs each, take the subsequent two slots on the top 10 list. They are followed by Smriti Mandhana (58 runs) at number seven, Muneeba Ali (57 runs) at number eight, and Wan Julia (52 runs) at number nine. Vishmi Gunaratne with 51 runs rounds up the top 10 listings.

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Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 Most Wickets List

Indian spinner Deepti Sharma tops the bowling charts of the 2024 Women’s T20 Asia Cup with five wickets to her name. Kavisha Egodage, also with five wickets in her tally, is ranked second on the list owing to a slightly inferior bowling average.

Nahida Akter, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Renuka Singh, Indu Barma, and Pooja Vastrakar all occupy the subsequent five slots on the standings with three wickets each. India’s Shreyanka Patil, Sri Lanka’s SIP Fernando, and Thailand’s Onnicha Kamchomphu occupy the final three positions, respectively, with two wickets each.