'Makes us proud'; PM Modi applauds India's women's cricket team on their Asian Games gold

Harmanpreet Kaur led Indian women's cricket team and created history by winning a gold medal in the 2022 edition of the Asian Games being held in Hangzhou. The 'Women in Blue' defeated Sri Lanka in the gold medal match by 19 runs while defending a total of 117 runs. The 2022 Asian Games medal came after the Indian team missed out on a gold medal in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last year. 

3 things you need to know 

• The 'Women in Blue' for the first time in the Asian Games 
• This was India's second gold medal in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou
• The men's cricket team led by Ruturaj Gaikwad is also expected to win gold in the Asiad 2022 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauds 'Women in Blue' after Asian Games glory 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi never leaves a chance to laud and praise the efforts of the Indian athletes after they bring laurels to the country. After the Indian women's cricket team won gold in the 2022 Asian Games, PM Modi went to his 'X' account and congratulated the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side. PM Modi's tweet read: 

The women’s cricket team makes us proud!

Congratulations to them on winning the Gold and that too in their debut Asian Games.

They have played wonderfully.
Their incredible dedication and dexterity were on full display.

Best wishes for their future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/iAAsZqkI5T

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 25, 2023

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Tisha Sadhu help Team India win first ever Asian Games gold medal 

The Indian women's cricket team under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur started off their innings pretty well and batters Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues played innings of 46 and 42 runs respectively. Other than Mandhana and Rodrigues no Indian batter was able to stay at the crease for long and scored runs in single digits. However, the Indian team was able to post a fighting total of 117 runs.  Indian pacer Titas Sadhu picked up a three-wicket haul and broke the backbone of the Sri Lankan batting line up. Apart from Sadhu other Indian bowlers also contributed to the team's win and helped in bringing glory to the country.