Bangkok, February 20 Skipper Radha Yadav put up an outstanding all-round performance to guide India A to the final of the Women's Rising Stars T20 Asia Cup with a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka A here on Friday.
Sri Lanka opted to bat after winning the toss, but the decision backfired spectacularly. The Indian bowlers, led by Radha, bowled them out for a meager 118.
The left-arm spinner returned with impressive 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) put up a brief resistance.
The Lankans were at 71/2 in the 10th over but couldn't contain the Indian spinners from that point, losing the remaining eight wickets for 47 runs in just over nine overs.
The only bright spot in their innings was a 36-run partnership between Kavindi and fellow opener, Hansima Karunaratne (14).
India had few moments of concern during the chase, apart from losing three wickets for 21 runs at one point. This included top-scorer Vrinda Dinesh (42).
However, with Radha scoring an unbeaten 31 off 18 balls with seven fours, India easily crossed the target in 13.3 overs.
In the final, India will face the winner of the other semifinal between Bangladesh and Pakistan, which will be played later in the day.
Brief scores:
Sri Lanka A Women: 118 all out in 19.4 overs (Sanjana Kavindi 31; Radha Yadav 4/19, Prema Rawat 2/9, Tanuja Kanwar 2/20) lost to India A Women: 119/5 in 13.3 overs (Vrinda Dinesh 42, Radha Yadav 31 not out; Shashini Gimhani 2/33) by 5 wickets.
