Pooja Vastrakar’s 59-balls 67 and Sneh Rana’s unbeaten 53 (48) helped India register a 107-run win David hemp and his Pakistan team in their opening ICC Women’s World Cup match at Mount Maunganui.
India continued their unbeaten run against Pakistan in women’s ODIs, winning all their 11 matches, with four of those being in World Cups.
At one stage, India were reeling at 114 for 6 in 33-1 overs. Thereafter, a 122-run stand for the seventh wicket between Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana helped India to reach 244/7 at the break.
Earlier, Mithali Raj, playing her sixth World Cup won the flip of the coin and opted to bat on a used surface. India was under pressure after opener Shafali Verma was dismissed for a duck. A 92-run stand between Mandhana (52 off 75) and Deepti Sharma (40) helped steady the ship. But India’s middle over collapsed as they lost five wickets in 18 runs and Pakistan were sniffing their first win against India. However, Rana and Vastrakar’s partnership took India to a respectable total.
For Pakistan, left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu (2/36) and Nida Dar (2/45) bagged two wickets each, while Diana Baig, Anam Amin and Fatima Dar get a wicket apiece.
The Indian bowlers, led by left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (4/31), then dismissed Pakistan for 137 in 43 overs. Jhulan Goswami (2/26) and SNeh Rana (2/27) chipped in with two wickets each. Sidra Ameen (30) top-scored for Pakistan.
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