Ashish Ranjan
India Women vs Pakistan Women : India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in a Group B match.Chasing 150 to win, India got off to a solid start and enjoyed a strong powerplay, but Yastika Bhatia was dismissed for a laborious 17 off 20 balls as the opener. Shafali Verma, on the other hand, scored rapidly to keep the Indian scoreboard rolling and push the score above 50 in seven overs. However, India suffered a setback when Verma was dismissed near the middle of their innings, leaving them with 85 runs to score in the final ten overs. After that, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur stabilised the Blue women’s ship. With the loss of their captain, India are in a precarious position, needing 55 runs from the next six overs. With the loss of their captain, India appeared to be in a precarious position, needing 55 runs from the final six overs. The steady head of Rodrigues and the powerful knocks of Richa Ghosh late in the innings, though, allowed India to reach the goal with seven balls remaining.
What a run chase! 🔥
The second-highest successful run-chase in Women's #T20WorldCup history 💥#INDvPAK | #TurnItUp pic.twitter.com/tjI5BrI0Po
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India Women vs Pakistan Women-Previously, India bowlers were on target from the beginning of the PowerPlay, as Deepti Sharma was the first wicket to fall, but the ladies in green made a respectable comeback with Muneeba Ali and Bismah Maroof. Pakistan lost wickets quickly after the Powerplay, as Radha Yadav and Pooja Vastrakar struck in consecutive overs. Then, Bismah Maroof, who scored a fluent fifty, and Ayesha Naseem’s ferocious strikes pushed Pakistan to 149/4 in 20 overs.
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Pakistan, meanwhile, won the toss and decided to bat. Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof stated that the decision to bat first was made after observing the dry surface. Harmanpreet stated that had she won the toss, she would have chosen to bat first.
