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  India finish runners-up in Womens Baseball Asia Cup Qualifiers
30 Apr 2025
 

Indian womens baseball team, featuring Odisha players Deepa Majhi and Dharitri Singh, confirmed its qualification for the Asian Cup 2025 after finishing runners-up in the Asian Baseball Cup 2025 Qualifiers, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 23 to 29 April 2025.

Organised by Womens Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Asia, the Womens Asian Baseball Cup is a second-tier competition below the Asian Baseball Championship. It also serves as a qualifier from which two teams can secure a direct entry into the Asian Baseball Championship.

Part of the Western Division in the Asian Baseball Cup 2025 Qualifiers, India were clubbed with Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Iran in Group-A of the Opening Round. Indian wom won all three of their pool matches, beating Pakistan 2-1, Sri Lanka 14-4 and Iran 13-0 to progress to the semifinals where they India edged out Thailand 6-5.

 

Indonesia won the gold medal with a 5-3 win against India in the final. India settled for the silver medal, while Pakistan secured bronze, and host nation Thailand finished fourth. All four teams - Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and Thailand - qualified for the 2025 IV BFA Womens Baseball Asian Cup, which will be held in China.

They will join six pre-seeded teams: Japan, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, South Korea, the Philippines, and host China. This will be the fourth consecutive appearance for Indian women in the Asian Baseball Cup with their best-ever performance coming in the 2017 edition when they finished fifth.

The two Odisha players, who are students of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), played important roles in making India the runners-up. KISS founder Achyuta Samanta and Odisha Baseball Association general secretary Sibananda Pradhan congratulated the two Odisha players and wished them greater laurels in the future.
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TOP: Odisha players Deepa Majhi and Dharitri Singh celebrate after helping Indian women team to win the silver medal at the Asian Baseball Cup 2025 Qualifiers in Bangkok on 29 April 2025.
RIGHT: Players of Indian women team celebrate after finishing runners-up at the Asian Baseball Cup 2025 Qualifiers in Bangkok on 29 April 2025.

 
   

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