GEORGETOWN – India beat Pakistan by seven wickets while chasing a meagre 134-run target set by their arch-rivals in a Group B match of the ICC Women’s World T20 in Guyana on Sunday.
After Pakistan had managed to score 133/7 in the first innings, Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana gave India a flying start, where Raj scored 56 to anchor India’s chase, and propelled India to another convincing win after beating New Zealand in the T20 opener.
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Earlier, riding on a gritty 94-run partnership between Bismah Maroof (54) and Nida Dar (52), Pakistan scored 133 for seven against India in the Group B match of the Women’s World T20 at the Providence Stadium. Both the batters notched up half-centuries as they took Pakistan to a respectable total after a poor start.
Pakistan lost Ayesha Zafar (0), Javeria Khan (17) and Omaima Sohail (3) in quick succession leaving their side reeling at 30 for three. Post the initial setback, Maroof and Nida showed terrific fightback, taking their team across the 100-run mark. Towards the end, Pakistan yet again suffered a middle-order collapse as they ended up with a par total.
Poonam Yadav (2-23) was the most successful bowler for the Indian team. Dayalan Hemalatha also managed a couple of wickets while Arundhati Reddy also clinched a wicket.
World No.7, Pakistan, after back-to-back victories in the warm-up matches, were beaten by Australia in their tournament opener on Friday. The world number one side made 165-5, beating Pakistan by 52 runs by limiting them to 113-8.
However, on the other hand, India began their campaign with a bang by registering a 34-run victory over World No.2 New Zealand.
In 2012 in Galle, India needed 14 in the last over bowled by Sana Mir and lost by one run. Then, in 2016, in a rain-hit match in Delhi, Pakistan beat India by two runs on the DLS method.
Since that loss at home, India have won all the three encounters against Pakistan.
Squads:
Pakistan: Javeria Khan (captain), Aiman Anwer, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Ayesha Zafar, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Nida Dar, Sana Mir, Sidra Nawaz, Umaima Sohail.
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia, Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Veda Krishnamurthy, Anuja Patil, Poonam Yadav, Mithali Raj, Arundhati Reddy, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar,Radha Yadav.
