Radha Yadav’s all-round brilliance takes India A to final

BANGKOK, Feb 20: Skipper Radha Yadav produced an excellent all-round effort to power India A into the final of the Women’s Rising Stars T20 Asia Cup with a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka A h.Sri Lanka elected to bat after winning the toss, but the decision backfired spectacularly. The Indian bowlers, ran through the line-up to bowl them out for a paltry 118.The left-arm spinner returned with fine figures of 4 for 19.She was ably supported by another left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar (2/20) and leg-spinner Prema Rawat (2/9).For Sri Lanka, opener Sanjana Kavindi (31, 35b) offered a token fight.The Lankans were placed at 71 for two in the 10th over but could not counter the Indian spinners from that point, losing the remaining eight wickets for 47 runs in a little over nine overs.The only bright spot was a 36-run alliance between Kavindi and fellow opener Hansima Karunaratne (14).India did not have too many moments of worry, apart from losing three wickets for 21 runs at ne stage. In the final, India will face the winner of the other semifinal between Bangladesh and Pakistan which will be played later in the day. (PTI)