Mandhana shines as India thrash Pakistan by 8 wickets in CWG 2022 - 07- 31
BIRMINGHAM: Opener Smriti Mandhana shot an unbeaten knock of 63 off 42 as India outmatched Pakistan by eight wickets in a downpour hit Group A match of the Commonwealth Games, here on Sunday.
Pakistan ladies' group lost for the second time straight, finishing their expectations of winning a decoration at the opposition as they at present sit rearward in their gathering.
Set to pursue a pitiful objective of 100 runs, left-gave hitter Mandhana sparkled with a strong thump bound with eight limits and three sixes to direct her side towards an agreeable success with in excess of six overs in excess.
Mandhana set the vibe of India's pursuit as the openers raised a sublime 61-run stand in the powerplay before Tuba Hassan at last had the principal forward leap in the 6th over excusing Shefali Verma on 16 off 9.
Pakistan, on the hand, stayed unremarkable all through the game as the bowlers spilled an excessive number of pursues the hitters went through an unadulterated breakdown in the principal half.
Indian bowlers raged through the public group's batting request as the Green Shirts lost the last five wickets for the expansion of simple three runs.
Picking to bat first subsequent to winning the throw, Pakistan had a troubling beginning to their batting as Opener Iram Javed returned to the structure without scoring a spat the second finished.
Captain Bismah Maroof and left-gave opener Muneeba Ali then, at that point, set Pakistan's group back on target as the pair joined fantastically for the second-wicket organization of 50 preceding off-spinner Sneha Rana ousted the pair, excusing both the players in the equivalent over.
Following the ruin in the ninth over, Pakistan's batting lost track and began to lose wickets at normal stretches before tail-enders went through a heartbreaking breakdown.
Muneeba Ali stayed the top-scorer for the side with her 32 off 30 bound with three limits and a six.
For India, Rana and Radha Yadav stowed two wickets each while Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh and Shafali Verma made a scalp each.
Pakistan Women will presently confront Australia on August 3 in their last match of the Commonwealth Games 2022
