Women's World T20: Pakistan defeats India by 2 runs
Match was affected by rain, result decided through D/L method
NEW DELHI (Web Desk)- Pakistani Women s side was able to defeat Indian Women s team by 2 runs through the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method in a rain affected match played at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Saturday, reported Dunya News.
Indian women were able to put a total of 96 runs on the board at a loss of 7 wickets against the Pakistani women who opted to bowl first after winning the coin toss in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women World Twenty20 fixture at Delhi.
Krishnamurthy was the top scorer for the Indian women s side with 24 runs. Anam Amin proved to be the most economical bowler for the Green Shirts as she went on to concede just 9 runs in the four overs she bowled and picked up a wicket as well.
Pakistani side began their chase in a stable fashion. Nahida and Sidra scored 14 and 26 runs respectively but the Indian Women were able to make a comeback in the latter part of the innings by picking up quick wickets and making the match rather tensed.
Rain badly affected the match and it had to be called off. Pakistan Women were 2 runs ahead of the required total according to the D/L method hence winning the match.
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The green shirts were quite enthusiastic about winning the game for the Pakistani cricket lovers as the Pakistani bowlers sent as many as three Indian palyers to pavilion off 12 overs.
Talking to media ahead of Indo-Pak clash, Pakistani captain Sana Mir stated: “We are in India to play positive cricket, and want to win at the Feroz Shah Kotla”.
“I want to win this game as a win here will be one of the high points in my career, and will It also be a good advertisement for our team back in Pakistan”, she added.
Earlier, Off-spinner Anisa Mohammed’s brilliant bowling performance (3/25) helped the West Indies Women edge Pakistan Women by a slender margin of four runs in a World T20 clash in Chennai .
The West Indies, during the match on Wednesday, were sent into bat after losing toss and restricted to 103/8. But in reply, Pakistan could only manage 99/5 in a Group B match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
After Javeria’s injury, Sidra Ameen (20) and Bismah Maroof (22) steadied the innings with a 40-run stand. But the tide decisively turned towards the West Indies after Anisa landed three quick blows.
Muneeba Ali (15), Sana Mir (18) and Asmavia Iqbal (19) all chipped in to keep Pakistan in the hunt.
They needed 12 runs in the last over but could manage only 8. Their next game is scheduled for Saturday, against India in Delhi.
Teams
Pakistan Women Team: Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Asmavia Iqbal, Ayesha Zafar, Bismah Maroof, Diana Baig, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nain Abidi, Nida Dar, Sadia Yousuf, Sana Mir, Sidra Ameen, Sidra Nawaz
India Women Team: E Bisht, RS Gayakwad, J Goswami, MDT Kamini, H Kaur, V Krishnamurthy, S Mandhana, N Niranjana, S Pandey, AA Patil, Poonam Yadav, M Raj, DB Sharma, VR Vanitha, S Verma
