Cape Town: India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in their opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup here on Sunday. , Pakistan had scored 149 runs while batting first. Which the Indian women’s team completed within one over.
Captain Bismah Maroof (68 not out) scored a half-century and Ayesha Naseem (43 not out) shared an unbroken 81-run fifth-wicket partnership as Pakistan sealed a four-wicket victory over India in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match here on Sunday. Had scored a challenging score of 149 runs.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 | India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in a Group B match
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Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first, after which their innings revolved around Bismah and Ayesha. Both of them made this partnership in just 47 balls. Bismah faced 55 balls and hit seven fours in his unbeaten innings. Radha Yadav was the most successful bowler for India. He took two wickets for 21 runs in four overs. Deepti Sharma got India’s first breakthrough by dismissing Javeria Khan (08 runs) who tried to sweep and the ball kissed the edge of her bat and ended up in the hands of Hamranpreet Kaur. ,