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IND vs PAK: Mandhana smashes undefeated 63 against Pakistan, India wins by 8 wickets

India beat Pakistan by eight wickets in their Commonwealth Games match at Edgbaston on Sunday, their eleventh win in twelve T20 internationals.

india winsSmriti Mandhana guided the Indian Women’s cricket team to victory against archrivals Pakistan on Sunday. Mandhana hit a quick fifty in 31 balls while chasing a 100-run target. Because of this dominant victory, they have risen to the top of Group A.

Pakistan were bowled out for 99 after opting to bat in a game that started 55 minutes late due to on-and-off rain and was restricted to 18 overs each side. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma then made quick work of the chase with a 61-run opening stand to enable India claim their first victory in the competition.

Due to their opening match loss to Australia at CWG 2022, the Indian women’s team needed a significant win over their arch-rivals Pakistan in order to advance from their group and improve their Net Run Rate.

india winsPakistan lost wickets at frequent intervals after opting to bat, including three in the last over, before being clobbered out for 99 in 18 overs. Aside from poor batting, poor communication also played a significant role in Pakistan’s demise, as India accomplished three run outs. Sneh Rana and Radha Yadav both took two wickets to add to Pakistan’s troubles. Pakistan made a rough start with the bat. Renuka Singh, who had a four-wicket haul in the first game against Australia, started with a maiden over that had Muneeba Ali wrapped. Meghna Singh, on the other hand, managed to grab the outer edge of Iram Javed’s prodding blade, disorienting Pakistan early.

Bismah Maroof and Muneeba, on the other hand, stabilised the innings with a fifty-run stand for the second wicket. Muneeba took the initiative, slamming Renuka for consecutive fours before blasting Meghna for a top-edged four and a magnificent six over deep midwicket. Muneeba and Maroof’s scoring rate grew as they used singles to keep the scoreboard rolling, and their alliance reached fifty in just 40 balls.

After a calm opening over in which Sneh Rana had both left-hand batsmen in a tangle, Rana initially caught Maroof lbw, the Pakistan skipper also squandered a review on this. She tricked a set Muneeba with fly and dip a couple of deliveries later to be caught and bowled. After nine overs, Pakistan was 51 for 3.

The spin of Radha and Shafali then kept the remainder of the batting quiet as Pakistan lost their last five wickets for three runs in eight deliveries to succumb for 99.

India was never going to have a hard time getting 100 runs, but no one expected them to win in 12 overs. Smriti Mandhana stole the show from start to end, racing to a 31-ball fifty before adding the closing touches. India easily knocked down the 100-run target against Pakistan with 38 balls to spare because of Mandhana’s offensive.

Despite Pakistan dismissing S Meghana, Mandhana brought India home in the 12th over. She ended the match with an undefeated score of 63, which was her highest score in the format against Pakistan and her third score of fifty or more in T20 Internationals played in England.

The victory with 38 balls to spare enabled India raise their net run rate to 1.17 from -0.56 after their defeat to Australia, while Pakistan’s dropped to -1.77 from -0.75, putting them on the verge of being eliminated early.

india winsIndia Women: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (w), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Sabbhineni Meghana, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav

Pakistan Women: Bismah Maroof (c), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Kainat Imtiaz, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (w), Omaima Sohail, Diana Baig, Anam Amin

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