The Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town witnessed an exciting match between India and Pakistan Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. The India Women’s cricket team took on the Pakistan Women’s cricket team in a highly anticipated match. India Women managed to secure a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan Women, opening their campaign with a win. In the end, India came out on top, winning by 7 wickets with an over to spare. The game was a nail-biter, with India chasing down a total of 135 runs set by Pakistan.
Top Performances in India vs Pakistan Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
- Jemimah Rodrigues: An unbeaten knock of 53 runs off 38 balls, including 8 fours, took India across the line.
- Richa Ghosh: An unbeaten knock of 31 runs off 20 balls, including 5 fours, helped set up the match-winning partnership with Jemimah.
- Bismah Maroof: The Pakistan captain played a vital role for her side, scoring 68 runs off 55 balls with 7 fours.
- Ayesha Naseem: A match-winning knock of 43 runs off 25 deliveries, packed with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
- Radha Yadav: Proved crucial for India’s bowling department, taking 2 wickets.
- Nashra Sandhu: Took 2 wickets for Pakistan and leaked only 15 runs in 4 overs.
Match Summary: India vs Pakistan Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat first. Bismah Maroof and Ayesha Naseem played key roles in taking their side to a total of 149/4 in 20 overs. India Women lost some early wickets, but Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh powered India to a seven-wicket victory, with an over to spare.
India Women’s Playing XI: Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh.
Here are the highlights of the match:
- Player of the Match: Jemimah Rodrigues Jemimah Rodrigues played a crucial role in India’s win, finishing with 53 runs and earning the title of Player of the Match. This innings was a special one for Rodrigues who wasn’t even part of the previous T20 World Cup squad.
- Captain’s Reactions
- Losing Captain Bismah Maroof: “We were good at many times, but we did some mistakes as a bowling unit. Lot of learnings, planning to be better next game.”
- Winning Captain Harmanpreet Kaur: “Pakistan batted well but end of the day we wanted to win the game.”
- Stat Alert India’s chase of 135 runs is the highest successful chase at the T20 World Cup and the second-highest run-chase of all time at the T20 World Cup.
- Key Performances
- Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh both had a strong partnership in the chase, which helped India secure their victory.
- Ayesha Naseem’s performance for Pakistan was crucial in the first innings.
- Final Over Drama : In the final over of the match, India hit five fours in the last 12 balls to secure their win. The game was closer than the scorecard suggests, but India managed to edge past Pakistan with a solid display by their middle order.
- Final Scorecard : IND-W: 136/3 CRR: 7.55 RRR: 7.00
The India vs Pakistan Women’s T20 World Cup match was a thrilling encounter that had fans on the edge of their seats. The Indian team’s win is a great start to the tournament, it will give India Women a lot of confidence as they move forward in the tournament and they will be looking to continue their winning streak as the tournament progresses. This victory will give India Women to make a strong impact in the T20 World Cup 2023!
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