India Women vs Malaysia Women: Smriti Mandhana-led India Women entered the semi-final of women's cricket event at the Asian Games 2023 after their match against Malaysia was abndoned due to rain.

After being asked to bat first, India women posted 173/2 in the rain-marred match which was reduced to 15 overs per-side affair. Rain halted play for the first time after 5.4 overs in the India batting innings.
Chasing the 174-run target, Malaysia could face only two balls when rain stopped play again. The umpires this time decided to call off the match. India qualifed for the semi-final on the basis of a superior ranking.
India Women vs Malaysia Women Highlights
The match has been abandoned due to rain and India Women have advanced to the semi-final as they are the higher ranked team. Just two balls could be bowled in the Malaysian batting innings. The match was reduced to 15-over per-side affair after the first rain interruption during the India innings. India Women will next be in action on Sunday.
Just two balls into Malaysia innings and the rain has halted the play once again. The match has already been reduced to 15-over per-side. Covers have been brought in at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou. MAL-W: 1/0 in 0.2 overs vs IND-W: 173/2 in 15 overs.
Singles on the last two balls and India post a 174-run target for Malaysia. Richa Ghosh remains unbeaten on 21 off 7. Rodrigues rues the opportunity to hammer a four on the last delivery. She goes back with 47 not out runs off 29 balls. Powerful performance from India in their quest for gold.
A four towards mid-wicket on the first delivery of the 15th over and then hammers one for a six in the same region. Then a third four over extra cover! She is not done yet. Carves a shot through extra cover for another four on the fourth delivery. Richa Ghosh is on fire.
India go past 150 in the penultimate 14th over. Jemimah Rodrigues four short of a fifty. Richa Ghosh is also in the middle as India Women look to end the innings on a high.
Trapped in front of the stumps on the final delivery of the 13th over. Mas Elysa strikes in her first over. On the previous delivery, Shafali hit a shit towards midwicket which crossed the boundary ropes after the fielder there misjudged a catch once again.
A powerful hit from Jemimah and Shafali has been hit on her right forearm while trying to get away from the line of the shot. Physio is out in the middle. Shafali looks fine though.
Jemimah Rodrigues off-side game is on point today. Made room on the third delivery of the 12th over from Aisya Eleesa and slapped a delivery over extra cover for a four. Three more overs to go.
31-ball fifty for Shafali Varma. Hammered straight down the ground and declared six after checking the replays. She celebrates the milestone with her fifth six of the day - this one again over midwicket. IND-W: 126/1 in 11 overs. Rodrigues: 29* off 17.
Back-to-back boundaries from Jemimah Rodrigues takes India past 100 in the 10th over. The second boundary had class written all over it. Nur Arianna Natsya gave her the width and wasted no time in cutting it through backward point.
15 runs from the 2nd over from Nur Dania Syuhada. First Jemimah played a beautiful inside-out over extra cover for a boundary. A very high full toss on the fifth delivery and Shafali accepted the gift and sent the ball flying over square leg for her third six. She is four short of a fifty now.
A four from Jemimah. A high full toss and the star batter slaps it through covers for a four. India would look to post a 150-plus total here.
A six on the second ball of the 7th over and Shafali Verma follow it up with a four. With the six over mid-wicket - he 50th in women's T20I. She then follows it up with a four in the same region. IND-W: 76/1 in 7 overs.
The action resumes. Two singles to end the sixth over. India are 62/0 after six overs. Nine overs to go. Fireworks expected.
The rain has stopped in Hangzhou and the play is set to resume at 8:15 PM. The match has been reduced to 15-over per-side affair.
First rain interruption and the umpires have decided to stop the plat in Hangzhou. It had rained ahead of the match as well. Jemimah Rodrigues have walked in after Mandhana's departure. She partnered for 57 runs with Shafali. IND-W: 60/1 in 5.4 overs.
Malaysia get the first breakthrough. Mandhana departs for 27 off 16 and Mahira is thrilled. A quicker delivery on the off-side and Mandhana ends up top-edging a delivery while trying to go for a pull. An easy catch for fielder at point.
India Women 53/0 after five overs. Mandhana slogged one over square leg for a boundary which brought up India's 50.
Very eventful first over from Malaysia captain Winifred Duraisingam. 15 runs from it as India Women race to 40. Extremely sloppy fielding from Malaysia. On the third ball of the over, Shafali walked down the ground and carved one over extra cover fielder for a four. She was dropped at long-on on the very next delivery. Mandhana then pulls one through square leg and then a sweep for Mandhana which crossed the boundary rope after another misfield.
Shafali Varma hit the first team for India Women in Asian Games on the first ball of the third over from Ainna Hamizah Hashim. Launched it over mid-wicket for a cracking six. A total of 10 runs from the third over. IND-W: 25/0 in 3 overs.
Nine runs from the second over from off-spinner Mahirah Izzati Ismail. A juicy full-toss on the third delivery and Mandhana pounced on the opportunity to squeeze it through bizarre off-side field for a four.
Six runs from the first over from pacer Ainna Hamizah Hashim. Shafali Varma played a cracking straight drive for four on the fourth delivery. A couple of misfielding from Malaysia.
Malaysia Women Playing XI: Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Winifred Duraisingam(c), Mas Elysa, Wan Julia(w), Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Aina Najwa, Wan Nor Zulaika, Nur Arianna Natsya, Aisya Eleesa, Nur Dania Syuhada, Nik Nur Atiela
India Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana(c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Minnu Mani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Malaysia Women have won the toss and opted to bowl first. "They want the experience to last longer," says Aakash Chopra.
Last year at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, India Women lost the gold medal match against Australia by a whisker. They had to settle for a silver. However, India Women are the red hot favourites here.
Smriti Mandhana will be leading India Women in the first two matches of Asian Games.Harmanpreet Kaur will serve her ban due to the outburst against Bangladesh. She was handed the ban after openly dismissing the poor umpiring standards on the Bangladesh tour.
Good morning and welcome to out live coverage of India Women vs Malaysia Women match at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in China. The Women in Blue are looking for a historic gold. By the virtue of their good ranking, they are starting directly starting from the quarter-final stage and eyeing a berth in semi-final with a win over Malaysia. We are just moments away from the toss.
Squads:
India Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Devika Vaidya, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chetry, Bareddy Anusha, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Titas Sadhu
Malaysia Women Squad: Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Winifred Duraisingam(c), Mas Elysa, Wan Julia(w), Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Aina Najwa, Jamahidaya Intan, Nur Arianna Natsya, Aisya Eleesa, Nur Dania Syuhada, Nik Nur Atiela, Musfirah Nur Ainaa, Ainur Amelina, Dhanusri Muhunan, Wan Nor Zulaika