India captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted that her side were made to work really hard by Thailand to emerge victorious by 74 runs in the first semi-final of Women’s Asia Cup at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. India play Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday.

Though a 28-ball 42 by Shafali Verma powered India to 148-6, Thailand made a strong comeback in the last five overs, conceding just 31 runs and picking three wickets, including that of Harmanpreet, to stop them from touching the 150-run mark.