Riding on good fifties from Pooja Vastrakar (67 off 59), Sneh Rana (53 not out off 48) and Smriti Mandhana (52 off 75), India posted 244/7 towards arch-rivals Pakistan of their opening match of the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup on the Bay Oval, right here on Sunday.
Apart from Vastrakar, Rana and Mandhana, all-rounder Deepti Sharma additionally performed a helpful knock (40 off 57) and helped India put up a difficult goal.
After successful the toss and opting to bat first, India have been off to a poor begin as opener Shafali Verma (0) was dismissed by Pakistan seamer Diana Baig within the third over. However, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma stitched a partnership of 92 runs for the second wicket and helped India construct a robust basis.
Things have been wanting good for India earlier than Nashra Sandhu’s dismissal of Deepti within the twenty second overs opened the corridors for Pakistan to make a robust return.
Pakistan took 5 fast wickets of Deepti Sharma (40), Smriti Mandhana (52), Harmanpreet Kaur (5), Richa Ghosh (1) and Mithali Raj (9) to destabilize the Indian innings. At 114/6 in 33.1 overs, India have been in serious trouble, leaving them with loads of work to do.
From there on, Pooja Vastrakar (67) and Sneh Rana (53 not out) placed on a game-changing 122-run stand for the seventh wicket to revive India. The duo bailed India out of hassle and propelled their group to a aggressive rating of 244/7 in 50 overs.
During the method, Vastrakar and Rana additionally shattered data. The duo now holds the report for the best partnership for the seventh wicket within the ladies’s world cups. Overall, it was an innings of two halves.
Pakistan bowled fantastically within the 35 overs earlier than Vastrakar and Rana’s partnership took the sport away from them.
Pakistan should obtain their highest rating ever if they’re to report their first-ever World Cup win over India.
Brief scores: India Women 244/7 in 50 overs (Pooja Vastrakar 67, Sneh Rana 53 not out; Nashra Sandhu 2/36) vs Pakistan.
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