Women's Cricket
Women's World Cup: India beat Pakistan by 107 runs — Highlights
India started their 2022 World Cup campaign with a huge win over Pakistan.
Pooja Vastrakar (BCCI)
India suffered a middle order collapse before a record 7th wicket partnership between Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana took them to 244/7 in 50 overs at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. Pakistan were wrecked by Rajeshwari Gayakwad (4/31) as they were all out for 137.
India XI: Smriti Mandhana (52), Shafali Verma (0), Deepti Sharma (40), Harmanpreet Kaur (5), Mithali Raj(c) (9), Richa Ghosh(w) (1), Sneh Rana (53*), Jhulan Goswami (6*), Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar (67), Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Pakistan XI: Javeria Khan, Sidra Ameen, Bismah Maroof(c), Omaima Sohail, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Sidra Nawaz(w), Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Anam Amin
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 6 March 2022 3:29 AM GMT
"Yaar ye kya bowl kar rahe ho?"
The Pakistan keeper Sidra Nawaz is not happy as Anam Amin bowls a short and wide one and Pooja Vastrakar cuts it for yet another boundary.
IND - 141/6 (38)
- 6 March 2022 3:21 AM GMT
IND - 129/6 (36)
A rush of energy out in the middle as Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana run hard and find gaps. The crowd has come alive after a long time as well.
IND - 129/6 (36)
- 6 March 2022 3:18 AM GMT
Boundary by Vastrakar!
First boundary since the 21st over for India and it has come from the bat of Pooja Vastrakar. A wonderfully timed square drive off Nida Dar.
She gets one more with the final delivery off the over. Pooja has her intentions clear.
IND - 123/6 (35)
- 6 March 2022 3:15 AM GMT
What else can we do?
Well quite literally as Pooja Vastrakar comes out to accompany Sneh Rana.
- 6 March 2022 3:13 AM GMT
Mithali throws it away
The pressure gets to her. The pressure gets to Mithali Raj. Tries to hit her way out and hands a simple catch to the fielder at point. Indian innings in shambles as the Pakistan spinners continue to pile on misery.
IND - 114/6 (33.1)
- 6 March 2022 3:11 AM GMT
Maiden from Nida Dar!
It's the 33rd over the innings and Sneh Rana plays out a maiden. INTERESTING.
Nida Dar, on the other hand, has been exceptional. Even after being taken to cleaners by Smriti Mandhana early on, she has managed to bounce back rather well with the wickets of Kaur and Ghosh.
IND - 114/5 (33)
- 6 March 2022 3:09 AM GMT
IND - 114/5 (32)
Just two singles off that over from Fatima Sana as Mithali Raj continues to find the fielders to perfection.
IND - 114/5 (32)
- 6 March 2022 3:02 AM GMT
India are falling apart!
A wide delivery from Nida Dar, Richa Ghosh tries to drive but only manages to drag it back into the stumps. There goes the star youngster who could have pushed up the run-rate for India.
It's all up to Mithali Raj now. But, she needs to start getting off the strike.
IND - 112/5 (30.5)
- 6 March 2022 2:59 AM GMT
IND - 111/4 (30)
India seem to be going nowhere with this plethora of dot balls. They need a flurry of boundaries here.
IND - 111/4 (30 overs)
