DAMBULLA, May 9: India trounced Pakistan by 207 runs in the final league match of the Women’s Asia Cup here on Friday after rattling up the highest total of the tournament so far.

Three Indian batsmen got half-centuries after which Neetu David and Snehal Pradhan took three wickets each to bowl out Pakistan, who had lost four of five previous matches, for a miserable 76.

India, who have got four of the five 200 plus totals in the tournament, were given an impressive start by the openers, Karuna Jain and Jaya Sharma, who added 114 in 20.4 overs.

Anagha Deshpande and Mithali Raj then put on 53 more before Raj and Rumeli Dhar added an unbeaten 90 to take India to 283.

An out-of-depth Pakistan lost their first four wickets for 44 runs. Snehal Pradhan, a medium-pace bowler making her debut, removed Bismah Maroof off the second ball she bowled.

Pakistan had crawled to 62 when left-arm spinner David took two wickets in one over to reduce them to 66 for eight. The misery lasted six more overs before India ended it ruthlessly.

India will now play Sri Lanka in Sunday’s final at Kurunegala.

Scoreboard

INDIA:

K.V. Jain run out 37

J. Sharma c and b Urooj 74

A.A. Deshpande c Urooj b Sana Mir 38

M. Raj not out 62

R. Dhar not out 51

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-4, W-13) 21

TOTAL (for three wkts, 50 overs) 283

FALL OF WKTS: 1-114, 2-140, 3-193.

DID NOT BAT: A. Rawat, S.N. Pradhan, N. David, P. Seema, J. Goswami, G. Sultana.

BOWLING: Asmavia Iqbal 7-0-41-0 (1w); Qanita Jalil 4-1-36-0 (1w); Sajjida Shah 10-1-41-0 (4w); Sana Mir 10-0-52-1 (4w); Javeria Khan 10-0-45-0 (3w); Urooj Mumtaz 9-0-60-1.

PAKISTAN:

Sana Javed c Pradhan b Goswami 16

Bismah Maroof b Pradhan 0

Sajjida Shah c Dhar b Pradhan 11

Urooj Mumtaz c and Goswami 0

Sana Mir run out 13

Nain Abidi c Jain b Pradhan 1

Tasqeen Qadeer b David 1

Javeria Khan c Sultana b David 20

Asmavia Iqbal b David 4

Batool Fatima not out 5

Qanita Jalil c and b Sultana 1

EXTRAS (W-4) 4

TOTAL (all out, 33.3 overs) 76

FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-22, 3-23, 4-34, 5-44, 6-45, 7-62, 8-66, 9-73.

BOWLING: Goswami 7-3-19-2; Pradhan 10-1-21-3 (2w); Dhar 3-2-5-0 (1w); David 7-3-9-3; Seema 3-0-17-0 (1w); Sultana 3.3-1-5-1.

RESULT: India won by 207 runs.

—Agencies