Harmanpreet said that the Indian team is ready for the 2022 Asian Championship finals

India have reached the eighth final of the Asian Championship after defeating Thailand

Harmanpreet Kaur praised Deepti Sharma

From India Today Web Desk: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is elated after reaching the 2022 Asia Cup and says the women's cricket team is ready for the battle at the top. India will face the winner of the other final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka later on Saturday. "We are ready for the final. It doesn't matter who comes, we just have to watch and plan," said Harmanpreet.

Flyhalf Shafali Verma was adjudged as the man of the match for his 28-ball 42 with five boundaries and one with six. "Now I'm confident, I'll keep working hard, and I'm always happy to be involved in the team. Good wicket to hit. Smriti (Mandhana) did well, Jemi (Jemimah Rodrigues) also did well. We will work in partnership,'' Verma said.

Harmanpreet, who has been enjoying a yellow patch, has missed India's last two matches due to fatigue but returned to lead the team on Thursday and scored a brilliant 30-36 with the help of four boundaries to help India post 148-for-6. challenge.

“This partnership (between him and Jemimah Rodrigues) helped us get points on the board. When you don't play a lot, you want to run to gain confidence,” said the Indian captain after a comfortable 74-run win over Thailand in the semi-finals. "I am confident in my game now, but I will continue to work. I am always happy to contribute to the team.''

The win against Thailand took India to their eighth Asia Cup final - four in the ODI and T20 formats. Before 2012, the tournament was over 50 events.

''We batted really well, Thailand bowled quite well, not giving us easy runs. We really had to work hard. When you're getting around 150 on the board more often than not, it gives confidence.'' Defending the total, Deepti (3/7) did most of the damage to help India restrict Thailand to 74 for 9.
And, Harmanpreet was effusive in her praise of the off-spin all-rounder. ''She (Deepti) is someone who is willing to bowl at any stage. Having such a bowler always gives confidence,'' she said.