India eye another crushing win against Thailand on way to Asia Cup final

It has been a smooth ride for the mighty Indian team so far and the trend is expected to continue when the subcontinent powerhouse aim to crush minnows Thailand one more time in the Womens Asia Cup semifinal here on ThursdayThe last match between two teams had turned out to be a huge mismatch as India had skittled Thailand out for just 37 runs in 151 overs to run away with an easy win during the league stageThailand would look to do better than their previous batting effort against India after making the Asia Cup semifinal entry for the first time at the expense of hosts defending champions BangladeshThe Naruemol Chaiwailed side would hope to prove that their qualification for the tournament was not a flukeAlso read ICC Womens T20 rankings Deepti Sharma leaps into top 3 of bowling rankingFor India the tournament came as a perfect opportunity to test their bench strength and give their lessexperienced players enough game time ahead of the next years T20 World Cup in South AfricaAs a result Indias star skipper Harmanpreet Kaur played only three of their six league matches and even dropped down to No 7 against Pakistan in the only game they lostThe team tried out the likes of T20 powerhitter Kiran Prabhu Navgire and Dayalan Hemalatha in search of a finisherWhile rookie Navgire who smashed the fastest fifty in the Womens T20 Challenge earlier in May has managed just 10 runs from three innings the more experienced Hemalatha has also failed to impress 45 runs four inningsIt remains to be seen if the team continues to experiment or play full strength to be ready for the title clashThe spin troika of Deepti Sharma Sneh Rana and Rajeshwari Gayakwad easily kept most of the teams under checkTo make it a contest the onus would be on their Thailands top three Nannapat Koncharoenkai Natthakan Chantham and skipper ChaiwaiThe trio has done bulk of the scoring for the team and a big test awaits them against a disciplined Indian attackThe biggest positive for India has been Jemimah Rodrigues stunning form as she has shouldered the responsibility in the middleorder and is leading the runcharts with 188 runs with two halfcenturiesHaving missed two earlier games opener Shafali Verma too has returned to form with a bang as the Indian batters would look to gear up for the final with a strong performanceThe second semifinal will be played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on ThursdayTeams FromIndia Harmanpreet Kaur c Smriti Mandhana Deepti Sharma Shafali Verma Jemimah Rodrigues Sabbineni Meghana Richa Ghosh Sneh Rana Dayalan Hemalatha Meghna Singh Renuka Thakur Pooja Vastrakar Rajeshwari Gayakwad Radha Yadav and KP NavgireThailand Naruemol Chaiwai c Nattaya Boochatham Natthakan Chantham Sunida Chaturongrattana Onnicha Kamchomphu Suwanan Khiaoto Nannapat Koncharoenkai Suleeporn Laomi Banthida Leephatthana Phannita Maya Nanthita Boonsukham Thipatcha Putthawong Chanida Sutthiruang Aphisara Suwanchonrathi and Sornnarin TippochMatch starts 830am ISTThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever