2 hours ago T20 World Cup, Group 1, Edgbaston
India 170-6 (20 overs): Mandhana 68 (44); Fatima 2-33
Pakistan 106 (17 overs): Muneeba 41 (35); Deepti 5-10
India won by 64 runs
Smriti Mandhana deed 68 and Deepti Sharma took 5-10 arsenic India opened their T20 World Cup run with a 64-run triumph implicit arch-rivals Pakistan successful Group One.
Opener Mandhana was dropped doubly successful an innings wherever she blazed 9 fours and 2 sixes to acceptable up an India people of 170-6.
Pakistan started their reply well, reaching 52-1 astatine the extremity of the powerplay, but all-rounder Deepti Sharma took India's archetypal 2 wickets past returned to disregard the last 3 batters arsenic the ODI satellite champions bowled retired their opponents for 106.
Captain Fatima Sana's broadside mislaid their last 7 wickets for 31 runs and were bowled retired with 3 overs to spare, with leg-spinner Sree Charani besides taking 3-21.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur chose to bat having won the toss, but saw her broadside reduced to 18-2 wrong 4 overs arsenic Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues were caught for six and 1 respectively.
Mandhana dug her broadside retired of trouble, but was dropped connected 27 astatine mid-off with India connected 44-2 and connected 55 with her broadside approaching their hundred.
The 29-year-old built a 91-run concern with Harmanpreet earlier yet being caught by Fatima astatine long-on.
Pakistan stalled India's efforts for a fig of overs, but Deepti and Richa Ghosh deed 38 disconnected the past 12 balls to acceptable a full that Pakistan could not challenge.
India travel Australia, who also won their opening game, successful mounting a marker successful Group One, portion Pakistan already look an uphill conflict to suffice from a excavation that besides features South Africa.
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