PROVIDENCE (Guyana): Veteran Mithali Raj smashed a competitive half-century to steer India to an easy 7-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan within the ICC Women's World T20 on Sunday.
Mithali anchored the Indian run chase with a 47-ball 56 which she made with the assistance of seven fours within the Group B match which used to be marred by means of remarkable docking of 10 penalty runs on Pakistan.
Even ahead of a ball being confronted, 10 runs had been on India's scoreboard after Pakistan had been docked five-run penalty two times throughout their innings on account of their batswomen operating at the threat house of the pitch throughout their innings.
India chased down the objective of 134 with six balls to spare, reaching 137 for 3 in 19 overs. Previous recreation centurion and captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy remained now not out on 14 and eight respectively.
With the win on Sunday, India (with four points) made a big step towards making it to the semifinals from the five-team Group B. Two teams each and every from the two teams qualify for the semifinals.
India additionally avenged their narrow 2-run defeat under D/L approach against Pakistan in New Delhi within the previous version of the event in 2016.
India made a robust start with openers Mithali and Smriti Mandhana (26) discovering the boundaries at regular periods of their 73-run stand from 9.three overs. Mandhana fell to Bismah Maroof with Omaima Sohail taking a superb catch at deep sq. leg.
The 18-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues (16), who scored a 1/2 century within the previous recreation against New Zealand, gave the impression to continue from where she left but she played a shot too many and perished within the process, stuck and bowled by means of Nida Dar within the 15th over.
Earlier, Indian bowlers pinned Pakistan down for many part of their innings ahead of permitting them to wriggle out for 133 for 7.
Opting to box after successful the toss, India made an excellent start with the ball, lowering Pakistan to 30 for 3 within the 7th over.
Pakistan made a nice restoration due to 1/2 centuries from Bismah Maroof (53) and Nida Dar (52) as the duo stitched 93 runs for the fourth wicket to take their side to a competitive total.
India additionally dropped at least three easy catches, which allowed Pakistan to come again into the Group B match.
Opening bowler Arundhati Reddy instantly gave India the breakthrough by means of having Ayesha Zafar stuck on the slips by means of Veda Krishnamurthy for nought within the ultimate delivery of the primary over.
Pakistan had been but to open account then and they will have been in a worse state of affairs had Smriti Mandhana now not dropped captain Javeria Khan within the third over.
But two run-outs within the area of three overs gave India the higher hand. First an excellent direct throw from 18-year previous Jemimah Rodrigues despatched Umaima Sohail again to the pavilion within the fourth over while captain Javeria witnessed the same destiny within the 7th over after a mixed-up.
Pakistan had been at the ropes but India allowed them to realize grounds by means of having three dropped catches. All the three had been regulation catches.
Veda Krishnamurthy dropped Nida Dar while on 15 within the 11th over. Poonam Yadav dropped the same batswoman within the 13th over when she used to be on 23. The next over, Poonam made a multitude of a Bismah Maroof skier as she totally misjudged the trajectory of the ball.
Pakistan had been nonetheless now not out of the woods as they might best achieve 53 for 3 on the half-way degree but the sloppy Indian fielding allowed their two batswomen Dar and Maroof to realize in self assurance.
The Pakistani duo began to hit limitations at regular periods and each reached to their fifties towards the top of the innings. Maroof used to be the primary to achieve to her fifty within the 17th over while Dar did the same within the next over.
But each had been out in the same 19th over within the area of three balls with Dayalan Hemalatha picking the two wickets. Poonam Yadav then scalped two Pakistani wickets within the ultimate over -- that of Aliya Riaz (4) and Sana Mir (zero).
Pakistan had been penalised for five runs two times throughout their innings for their batswomen operating at the threat house. Thus, 10 runs had been added to India's innings after they pop out to bat.
Mithali anchored the Indian run chase with a 47-ball 56 which she made with the assistance of seven fours within the Group B match which used to be marred by means of remarkable docking of 10 penalty runs on Pakistan.
Even ahead of a ball being confronted, 10 runs had been on India's scoreboard after Pakistan had been docked five-run penalty two times throughout their innings on account of their batswomen operating at the threat house of the pitch throughout their innings.
India chased down the objective of 134 with six balls to spare, reaching 137 for 3 in 19 overs. Previous recreation centurion and captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Veda Krishnamurthy remained now not out on 14 and eight respectively.
With the win on Sunday, India (with four points) made a big step towards making it to the semifinals from the five-team Group B. Two teams each and every from the two teams qualify for the semifinals.
India additionally avenged their narrow 2-run defeat under D/L approach against Pakistan in New Delhi within the previous version of the event in 2016.
India made a robust start with openers Mithali and Smriti Mandhana (26) discovering the boundaries at regular periods of their 73-run stand from 9.three overs. Mandhana fell to Bismah Maroof with Omaima Sohail taking a superb catch at deep sq. leg.
The 18-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues (16), who scored a 1/2 century within the previous recreation against New Zealand, gave the impression to continue from where she left but she played a shot too many and perished within the process, stuck and bowled by means of Nida Dar within the 15th over.
Earlier, Indian bowlers pinned Pakistan down for many part of their innings ahead of permitting them to wriggle out for 133 for 7.
Opting to box after successful the toss, India made an excellent start with the ball, lowering Pakistan to 30 for 3 within the 7th over.
Pakistan made a nice restoration due to 1/2 centuries from Bismah Maroof (53) and Nida Dar (52) as the duo stitched 93 runs for the fourth wicket to take their side to a competitive total.
India additionally dropped at least three easy catches, which allowed Pakistan to come again into the Group B match.
Opening bowler Arundhati Reddy instantly gave India the breakthrough by means of having Ayesha Zafar stuck on the slips by means of Veda Krishnamurthy for nought within the ultimate delivery of the primary over.
Pakistan had been but to open account then and they will have been in a worse state of affairs had Smriti Mandhana now not dropped captain Javeria Khan within the third over.
But two run-outs within the area of three overs gave India the higher hand. First an excellent direct throw from 18-year previous Jemimah Rodrigues despatched Umaima Sohail again to the pavilion within the fourth over while captain Javeria witnessed the same destiny within the 7th over after a mixed-up.
Pakistan had been at the ropes but India allowed them to realize grounds by means of having three dropped catches. All the three had been regulation catches.
Veda Krishnamurthy dropped Nida Dar while on 15 within the 11th over. Poonam Yadav dropped the same batswoman within the 13th over when she used to be on 23. The next over, Poonam made a multitude of a Bismah Maroof skier as she totally misjudged the trajectory of the ball.
Pakistan had been nonetheless now not out of the woods as they might best achieve 53 for 3 on the half-way degree but the sloppy Indian fielding allowed their two batswomen Dar and Maroof to realize in self assurance.
The Pakistani duo began to hit limitations at regular periods and each reached to their fifties towards the top of the innings. Maroof used to be the primary to achieve to her fifty within the 17th over while Dar did the same within the next over.
But each had been out in the same 19th over within the area of three balls with Dayalan Hemalatha picking the two wickets. Poonam Yadav then scalped two Pakistani wickets within the ultimate over -- that of Aliya Riaz (4) and Sana Mir (zero).
Pakistan had been penalised for five runs two times throughout their innings for their batswomen operating at the threat house. Thus, 10 runs had been added to India's innings after they pop out to bat.
Women's WT20: Mithali guides India to 7-wicket win over Pak
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