Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022, IND v PAK Cricket: Smriti Mandhana smashes Pakistan into submission — Highlights
India vs Pakistan, CWG 2022: India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets with 6.2 overs to spare. They move to the top of Group A because of this dominating win.
Commonwealth Games 2022, India vs Pakistan Highlights: Smriti Mandhana smashed a 42-ball 63 as India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets and move to the top of Group A on Sunday. Australia and Barbados are now tied with India on 2 points. Both sides have a match in hand but are nowhere close to India's NRR, which got a huge boost due to Mandhana's dominating innings.
Pakistan were all out for 99 after the match was reduced to 18 overs-a-side after a rain delay.
Highlights:
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- 31 July 2022 1:17 PM GMT
India win by 8 wickets with 6.2 overs to spare
Ends it with a four. Smriti Mandhana puts Pakistan out of their misery. A massive win for India! They go up to 2 points, tied in the group with Australia and Barbados. Pakistan are eliminated.
Smriti Mandhana top scores with 63* off 42 balls. A commanding innings if there ever was one!
- 31 July 2022 1:13 PM GMT
India 96/2, need 4 more runs to win
Meghana is out for 14. Jemimah promoted above Harmanpreet, but it's all about the Smriti show at the moment.
- 31 July 2022 1:08 PM GMT
Smriti Mandhana gives India's NRR a huge boost
Meghana, in at 3, now makes her presence felt. Consecutive fours in the 9th over. Just 12 needed now. In 9 overs!
What Smriti's blitzkrieg has done is that it's given India a huge boost in the NRR should it come down to that.
IND 92/1 after 10
- 31 July 2022 1:04 PM GMT
Smriti reaches 50 with a six
There's a slight dip in the scoring rate as the Powerplay ends, but Smriti Mandhana continues her boundary rampage, getting to her 50 with a 6!
IND 76/1 after 8
- 31 July 2022 12:56 PM GMT
Shafali out for 9-ball 16
Shafali throws the long handle too even as Smriti gets close to her 50 in astonishing pace at one end but Shafali is out in the last PP over. Mandhana on 44.
IND 61/1 after 6
- 31 July 2022 12:46 PM GMT
India smashing their way towards target
India are making a mockery of the target! Both Smriti and Shafali have hit a six each. Madhana the more aggressive and fluent of the two so far. Mandhana on 28, Shafali on 12.
IND 41/0 after 4
- 31 July 2022 12:37 PM GMT
Mandhana on the charge
Smriti Mandhana cracks a four and six in the 2nd over to get India's chase off in earnest.
IND 12/0 after 2
- 31 July 2022 12:21 PM GMT
India need 100 to win in 18 overs
Radha Yadav topples over the rest of the Pakistani batters in the last over. Pakistan are all out for 99 in 18 overs.
India will chase 100 to win and to stay in the tournament.