Which of the following cricket teams was defeated by India to lift the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup 2016?
- A.Bangladesh
- B.Sri Lanka
- C.Pakistan
- D.Afghanistan
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Pakistan. India beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the final of the Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, in December 2016. Batting first, India made 121 for 5, with captain Mithali Raj scoring an unbeaten 73, and then held Pakistan to 104 for 6. India went through the tournament without losing a match, and the win kept the Women's Asia Cup with India, which had won every edition held until then. Option A is wrong because Bangladesh did not reach the 2016 final; Bangladesh women won the Asia Cup later, in 2018, by beating India in the final. Option B is wrong because Sri Lanka, though a regular finalist in earlier editions, was not India's opponent in the 2016 final. Option D is wrong because Afghanistan did not field a women's team in the tournament. Exam tip: Women's T20 Asia Cup 2016, Bangkok: India beat Pakistan by 17 runs; Mithali Raj 73 not out in the final.
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