By IANS
Bangalore : Asia XI outplayed the Africa XI by registering a comprehensive 60-run win in a women' Twenty20 match of the Afro-Asia Cup at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Tuesday.
Chasing a target of 105 runs set by the Asians, the Africans were bowled out for a paltry 45 in 15 overs. Jhulan Goswami picked up three wickets and Rumeli Dhar scalped four to destroy the African batting line-up.
Earlier in the day, the Asian team suffered a top-order collapse and were reduced to 4/3 at one stage but Sulakshana Naik (31) showed enough determination to guide her side to 105.
SCOREBOARD:
Africa Women XI vs. Asia Women XI, Twenty20, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, June 5
Asia Women XI:
Sulakshana Naik b Kilowan 31
Jaya Sharma run out (Milo/Smith) 0
Mithali Raj lbw b Kilowan 0
Dedunu Silva b Kilowan 0
Rumeli Dhar run out (Milo) 14
Bismah Maroof c Banja b Chibhabha 1
Sashikala Siriwardene c Chibhabha b Milo 2
Jhulan Goswami c Mashedi b Milo 9
Urooj Mumtaz not out 18
Chamari Kumarihami run out (Banja/Najjumba) 22
Preeti Dimri not out 0
Extras: (lb 1, w 6, nb 1) 8
Total: (for nine wickets in 20 overs) 105
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sharma, 0.4 overs), 2-4 (Raj, 1.1), 3-4 (Silva, 1.2), 4-29 (Dhar, 5.2), 5-44 (Maroof, 8.3), 6-47 (Siriwardene, 9.6), 7-61 (Naik, 13.3), 8-64 (Goswami, 15.3), 9-100 (Kumarihami, 19.4)
Bowling:
Alicia Smith 4-0-22-0 (1nb, 2w)
Ashlyn Kilowan 4-0-16-3
Franklin Najjumba 4-0-32-0
Thandolwenkosi Milo 4-0-20-2 (2w)
Julie Chibhabha 4-0-14-1 (2w)
Africa Women XI:
Cri-Zelda Brits lbw Dhar 2
Margaret Banja lbw Goswami 0
Julie Chibhabha lbw Goswami 0
Trisha Chetty lbw Goswami 1
Alicia Smith not out 23
Mwanaiddi Shakim b Dimri 7
Ashlyn Kilowan c Maroof b Dimri 2
Christine Aryemo b Dhar 6
Yvonne Mashedi b Dhar 0
Franklin Najjumba b Dhar 0
Thandolwenkosi Milo lbw Siriwardene 0
Extras: (b 1, lb 3) 4
Total: (all out in 15 overs) 45
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Banja, 0.3 overs), 2-1 (Chibhabha, 0.6), 3-3 (Brits, 1.4), 4-5 (Chetty, 2.6), 5-26 (Shakim, 7.1), 6-30 (Kilowan, 9.4), 7-44 (Aryemo, 13.2), 8-44 (Mashedi, 13.5), 9-44 (Najjumba, 13.6)
Bowling:
Jhulan Goswami 3-1-8-3
Rumeli Dhar 4-1-8-4
Chamari Kumarihami 4-0-19-0
Preeti Dimri 3-1-5-2
Sashikala Siriwardene 1-0-1-1
Result: Asia XI won by 60 runs
Umpires: A.V. Jayaprakash (India) and S.K. Tarapore (India)
TV umpire: V.N. Kulkarni (India)
Match referee B.K. Sadashiva (India)