Women’s cricket world cup just started and India Women’s open with big win against Pakistan. It was a high voltage match between Pakistan Women’s v India Women’s. It was match number four which held BAY OVAL, MOUNT MAUNGANUI, NEW ZEALAND on Sunday 06, March 2022.
India Women’s
ICC Women’s World Cup history shows that there are total 10 contests between both teams where India Women’s are unbeaten but Pakistan Women’s never win from these 10 contests.
India won the toss and chose to bat first. Pakistan Women’s get first quick wicket in 3rd over when Diana Baig bold Shafali Verma at 4 runs.
Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma build 92 runs partnership and then Deepti Sharma bold out by Nashra Sundhu in 22nd over. As Deepti gone out then Anam Amin caught and bold Smriti Mandhana on the total of 98 runs.
Now Paksitan Women’s took India under pressure by 3 more quick wickets of Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh and Mithali Raj on 108, 112 and 114 respectively.
In these pressure conditions two tail batters Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar started singles and doubles according to the situation.
Both players were also hitting bad balls which give them confidence to reach the decent total. Sneh Rana and Vastrakar build a fantastic partnership for their team.
Due to this partnership India become on driving seat and took Pakistani bowlers underpersure. Sneh Rana and Vastraker made their half centuries.
Vastrakar bold out by Fatima Sana in final over. She made 67 runs. Sneh Rana made 53* not out.
India made 244 runs in 50 over for 7 wickets that is very decent total as Pakistan is not good in run chase.
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Pakistan Women’s
As we know Paksitan Women’s never beat India Women’s in Cricket World Cup history, that’s why Pakistani team’s start was not good.
They started very defensive which led them more under pressure through out the match even they can’t play complete 50 overs.
Sidra Amin and Javeria Khan open the Pakistan innings but unfortunately both openers were fully under pressure. Bother have played lot of dot balls and also did not made singles or doubles even no boundary.
In this result Javeria Khan caught by Jhulan Goswami bold by Rajeshwari Gayakwad when she tried to hit over the long on.
Indian opening bowlers keep bowling on line and length to maintain pressure on Pakistan team. Even Pakistan lost their first wicket on 26 runs but they had played 10 overs.
Due to slow run rate Indian bowlers maintain pressure from start to end and Pakistan Women’s lost their wickets after one another.
As Indian fast bowlers give good start, the spin bowlers restricted Pakistani players from easy shots. Specially Rajeshwari Gayakwad got 4 wickets in 10 overs and all the wickets were very important.
Pakistan women’s were 114/9 when Pakistan Women’s made 23 runs for last wicket partnership which delayed the Indian win. Diana Baig tried well to play a very aggressive inning and made 24 runs to resist Indian bowlers.
Harmanpreet Kaur caught Diana Baig and Pakistan all out just for 137. India win by 107 runs.
Pakistan Women’s and India Women’s where opening their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 New Zealand journey. Both teams have more matches to go.
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