Clinical India demolish Barbados for spot in semis

Medium pacer Renuka Singh ran through Barbados’ top order with a four-wicket haul as India beat their lowly opponents by 100 runs to qualify for the semifi nals of the women’s T20 cricket at the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday.

Invited to bat, India posted a competitive 162 for 4 on the back of a fi ne unbeaten half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues (56 not out off 46 balls) and a 26-ball 43 from opener Shafali Verma.

The Indians then restricted Barbados to 62 for 8 in 20 overs with Renuka bamboozling the Barbados batters with an impressive spell.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh and Radha Yadav chipped in with a wicket apiece.

Brief scores: India Women 162- 4 in 20 overs (Shafali Verma 43, Jemimiah Rodrigues 56*, Deepti Sharma 34*) beat Barbados Women 62/8 in 20 overs (Renuka Singh 4-10) by 100 runs.