Ashwin hails Indian eves for World Cup qualifier final win

New Delhi Feb 21 (IANS) India s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday congratulated the women s cricket team for pulling off a last-ball thriller against South Africa in the final of the World Cup qualifier at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo.

Chasing a decent 245 all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur struck a run-a-ball 41 to steer the team over the line by one wicket on the final ball of the match after opener Mona Meshram (59) and Deepti Sharma (71) set the tone with a 124-run second wicket stand.

Hailing the side for their brilliant performance Ashwin who is in Pune for the four-Test series against Australia starting from Thursday said: Amazing win by the @BCCIWomen team they have had a good 12 months now. Special mention to the very talented @ImHarmanpreet.

The Virat Kohli-led side will aim to extend their 19-match unbeaten streak when they take on the Australians in the four-match Test rubber.

--IANS
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