Contrasting fifties from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh were complemented nicely by the bowlers as India notched up a massive 78-run win over UAE in their second match of the ongoing women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament here on Sunday.

Invited to bat, Kaur played the sheet anchor’s role to perfection with a 47-ball 66, while Ghosh produced a late charge with an unbeaten 29-ball-64 to power the defending champions to 201 for five, their first-ever 200-plus score in T20Is. The bowlers, led by Deepti Sharma (2-23), then produced a clinical show to limit UAE to 123 for 7 as India planted one foot in the semi-finals.