Women's T20 World Cup: India bowlers put up dominant show, restrict Pakistan to 105
Nida Dar was top scorer for Pakistan with 28 off 34; Reddy takes 3 scalp
October 06, 2024
- Much awaited match is being played at Dubai Int'l Stadium.
- Green Shirts coming on to the field after Sri Lanka triumph.
- India looking for comeback after loss against New Zealand.
DUBAI: India's bowlers excelled with the ball on Sunday as they restricted Pakistan women's team to 105 in the highly-anticipated match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 taking place at the Dubai International Stadium.
Earlier, the Green Shirts won the toss and decided to bat first against the arch-rivals India.
The Women in Blue are led by Harmanpreet Kaur while Pakistan by Fatima Sana.
India have to recover quickly after facing defeat against New Zealand in the opening match while the Sana-led side won against the Asia-Cup champions Sir Lanka by 31 runs on Thursday.
In regard to this match, Pakistan’s skipper, Sana talking to ICC, said that she aims to continue the attacking brand of cricket her side has recently adapted against India.
"I have been watching that whichever team we played against — played attacking cricket," Sana said ahead of the big contest.
Pakistan squad: Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, and Tuba Hassan.
India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil, and Sajana Sajeevan.
