India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in a Group B match of the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Scoreboard for India vs. Pakistan, Women’s T20 World Cup 2023:
India, which needed to need 150 runs to win, got off to a decent start and had a fruitful powerplay, but opener Yastika Bhatia was out after a laborious 17 off 20 balls. On the other hand, Shafali Verma scored rapidly to keep the Indian scoreboard rolling and push it past 50 in just 7 overs. Verma’s dismissal, which occurred close to the midway point of the innings, dealt India a setback and left them needing 85 runs from the final 10 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur then helped the women in Blue by calming the ship. India is in a difficult situation now that their captain has left, requiring 55 from the final six overs.However, after losing their captain, India appeared to be in a difficult situation, needing 55 from the remaining six overs. However, India was able to accomplish the mark with seven balls remaining with to Rodrigues’ consistent play and the big smashes from Richa Ghosh late in the innings.
However, the women in green produced a respectable comeback with Muneeba Ali and Bismah Maroof. Earlier, India’s bowlers were accurate right from the start as Deepti Sharma was the first strike in the PowerPlay. Radha Yadav and Pooja Vastrakar struggled in back-to-back overs after Pakistan lost two fast wickets following the Powerplay, though. Pakistan then advanced to 149/4 in 20 overs thanks to a fluent fifty by Bismah Maroof and the lusty smashes of Ayesha Naseem.
Pakistan, on the other hand, chose to bat after winning the toss. In response to the dry wicket, Pakistani captain Bismah Maroof said the choice to bat first was made after examining the field. She added that if she had won the toss, Harmanpreet would have chosen to bat first.
