NEW DELHI: Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur‘s expertise helped safe a six-wicket victory for India in opposition to Pakistan within the Girls’s T20 World Cup, holding their semi-final hopes alive on Sunday. Chasing a modest goal of 106 runs, India struggled however managed to clinch the win because of Harmanpreet’s 24-ball 29-run innings. She retired harm with two runs wanted to win, and Sajana Sajeevan, on her debut, sealed the victory with a boundary.
Opener Shafali Verma (32 off 35 balls) and No.Three Jemimah Rodrigues (23 off 28 balls) adopted a cautious strategy, affecting India’s Web Run Charge (NRR) negatively.
India’s present NRR stands at -1.217, under Pakistan’s -0.555. To maintain semi-final hopes alive, India should win in opposition to Australia and Sri Lanka by vital margins.
The Indian innings included solely 5 boundaries, and the highest three batters struggled to speed up. With Smriti Mandhana out early, Shafali and Jemimah targeted on singles.
The warmth impacted the operating between the wickets, with straightforward doubles and triples left unattempted. Shafali’s health points and Jemimah’s reliance on timing over energy added strain on the batting unit.
Harmanpreet took cost after the dismissal of Jemimah and Richa Ghosh off consecutive deliveries by Fatima.
Earlier, Indian bowlers contained Pakistan to 105 for 8. Renuka Singh Thakur (1/23) and Arundhati Reddy (3/19) maintained self-discipline of their line and size. Off-spinners Deepti Sharma (1/24) and Shreyanka Patil (2/12) targeted on various their tempo.
Leg-spinner Asha Sobhana (1/24) took the wicket of Pakistan skipper Fatima, because of a pointy catch by Richa Ghosh.
India restricted Pakistan to 29 for two within the powerplay. Nida Dar’s 28 runs offered some resistance however had been inadequate to publish a difficult whole. Indian bowlers delivered 58 dot balls, reflecting their management over the sport.
India now must capitalize on this win and keep momentum of their upcoming matches to advance to the semi-finals.
