{"id":8956,"date":"2023-09-25T09:59:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/25\/asian-games-india-win-gold-medal-in-womens-t20-beat-sri-lanka-by-19-runs-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T09:59:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:59:55","slug":"asian-games-india-win-gold-medal-in-womens-t20-beat-sri-lanka-by-19-runs-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/25\/asian-games-india-win-gold-medal-in-womens-t20-beat-sri-lanka-by-19-runs-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games: India win gold medal in women\u2019s T20, beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-497196\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-header post-tp-1-header\">\n<div class=\"single-featured\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix single-post-content\">\n<p><strong>Hangzhou:<\/strong> Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues stitched a crucial 73-run partnership, followed by young fast-bowling all-rounder Titas Sadhu bowling a deadly spell of 3-6 in four overs to help India beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs and win the country\u2019s first gold medal in women\u2019s T20 event at the Asian Games.<\/p>\n<p>The gold medal in Asian Games is a huge prize for the Indian women\u2019s cricket team after enduring a heartbreak at last year\u2019s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, where they ended up with the silver medal after losing to Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Electing to bat first, Smriti and Jemimah made 46 and 42 respectively, before India lost wickets at the fag end to finish wit 116\/7. 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