Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament India win over Pakistan
Harmanpreet Kaur Leads India To Five-Wicket Win Over
Pakistan India outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets to remain the
sole unbeaten team in the.,.Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament India win over Pakistan,., Captain Harmanpreet Kaur led from the front with an
all-round show as India outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets to
remain the sole unbeaten team in the Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament, here on
Tuesday. Kaur bagged two crucial wickets helping India restrict
Pakistan to 97 for seven in 20 overs before taking her team over the line with
an unbeaten 26 off 22 balls.
Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament India win over Pakistan |
She was batting alongside Anuja Patil (2 not out) when India
overcame the modest target with four balls to spare. Mithali Raj's 36 off 57
balls at the top of the order were also of high value and so were the three
wickets from left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht.
There was suspense till the end whether India would face
Pakistan in the tournament considering the escalated tensions at the border.
Earlier this month, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had docked India
six points for not playing Pakistan between August 1 to October 31 as per the
ICC Women's Championship.
Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament India win over Pakistan
Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament India win over Pakistan
As it turned out, India took the field in the keenly
followed clash and emerged on top, avenging their narrow defeat in the World
T20 at home in March.
The win was also India's third in as many games. They now
sit on the top of the table with six points followed by Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The other teams in the competition are Bangladesh, Thailand and Nepal.
India were in control for the major part of the match after
they won the toss and put Pakistan in to bat.
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They took wickets at regular intervals, not allowing
Pakistan to build a partnership. The Pakistan batting line-up put up an
ordinary effort barring opener Ayesha Zafar (28) and Iram Javed, who remained
unbeaten on 37 off 41 balls.
India made a cautious start to the chase and by the 11th
over they had seen the back of opener Smriti Mandhana (14) and number three
Sabbhineni Meghana (8).
The experienced Raj held the innings together with a
fighting knock before Kaur took over from her and got the job done.
Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament India win over Pakistan
Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament India win over Pakistan
Brief scores: Pakistan 97/7 in 20 overs (Iram Javed 37 not
out; Ekta Bisht 3/20, Harmanpreet Kaur 2/16) lost to India 98/5 in 19.2 overs
(Mithali Raj 36, Harmanpreet Kaur 26 not out; Dar 2/11)... Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament India win over Pakistan
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