64-run hammering! Deepti and Richa sink Pakistan as India begin T20 WC with big win

Smriti Mandhana struck 68 and Deepti Sharma claimed a career-best five-wicket haul arsenic India began their Women's T20 World Cup run with a 64-run triumph implicit Pakistan astatine Edgbaston connected Sunday.Mandhana's 68 disconnected 44 balls and Richa Ghosh's 34 from 17 deliveries helped India station 170 for 6 aft being asked to bat.

In reply, Pakistan were bowled retired for 106 successful 17 overs, with Muneeba Ali's 41 disconnected 35 balls being their highest score.Deepti starred with the ball, returning figures of 5 for 10 successful her 4 overs. The off-spinner besides became the highest wicket-taker successful the past of Women's T20 Internationals during the match. Left-arm spinner Shree Charani supported her good with figures of 3 for 21, portion Shafali Verma chipped successful with a wicket.Pakistan ne'er managed to physique momentum successful the chase. Muneeba looked comfy astatine the crease earlier her innings was ended by a direct-hit tally retired from Deepti.With the lucifer being played connected a utilized Edgbaston surface, India's spinners made afloat usage of the conditions. The transportation offered immoderate crook and grip, making strokeplay hard for the Pakistan batters.Earlier, India recovered themselves nether unit astatine 18 for 2 aft losing Shafali Verma for 6 and Jemimah Rodrigues for 1.

Mandhana and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur past steadied the innings with a 91-run concern for the 3rd wicket.India were 30 for 2 astatine the extremity of the Powerplay earlier the brace accelerated. Mandhana reached her half-century successful 34 balls and finished with 9 fours and 2 sixes.She was fixed 2 chances during her innings. First, she was dropped astatine mid-off disconnected Tasmia Rubab's bowling. Later, different accidental went down astatine the wide long-on bound disconnected Sadia Iqbal's bowling, with the shot slipping done the fielder's hands for six.Mandhana's innings ended erstwhile she miscued a changeable disconnected Rameen Shamim and Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana completed the catch.Harmanpreet contributed 36 disconnected 35 balls earlier falling to Sana, portion Bharti Fulmali was stumped for a duck soon aft Mandhana's dismissal.Richa Ghosh past provided the precocious propulsion with a quickfire 34. India collected 23 runs from the penultimate implicit bowled by Rubab, helping them scope 170 for 6.For Pakistan, Sadia Iqbal picked up 2 for 41 and skipper Fatima Sana returned figures of 2 for 33.India's bowlers past took control, with Deepti starring the mode arsenic Pakistan were dismissed for 106, handing India a comfy triumph successful their tourney opener.