India crush Pakistan at T20 Asia Cup with record-breaking bowling display

India assertion seven-wicket triumph aft Pakistan suffer 10 wickets for conscionable 28 runs arsenic they are bowled retired for 55.

India produced a ascendant show to decision Pakistan by seven wickets successful the Women’s T20 Asia Cup successful Dubai, bowling their rivals retired for their lowest full successful the format earlier rattling disconnected their people wrong 9 overs.

Pakistan, having won the flip and elected to bat astatine the Dubai International Stadium connected Saturday, made a promising commencement but collapsed spectacularly aft an opening concern of 27.

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India yet dismissed them for conscionable 55 successful 18.1 overs, with their spinners liable for overmuch of the damage.

Shree Charani and Prema Rawat were the stars of the bowling attack, taking 3 wickets apiece. Charani finished with singular figures of 3 for 7 from 4 overs, portion Rawat returned 3 for 9. Deepti Sharma added 2 wickets for lone 5 runs.

Pakistan’s innings initially appeared nether control. Muneeba Ali made 13, and Shawaal Zulfiqar scored 14 for the archetypal wicket.

But Shafali Verma broke the concern by bowling Muneeba, and Charani past struck doubly successful the sixth over. She dismissed Gull Feroza for a duck earlier removing Zulfiqar, leaving Pakistan 29 for three.

The illness continued astir instantly arsenic Pakistan slipped to 32 for 4 successful the eighth implicit earlier Rawat and Deepti Sharma intensified the pressure. By the 13th over, Pakistan were 45 for seven, and determination was nary imaginable of recovering to a competitory total.

The last 3 wickets yet fell with Pakistan connected 55, giving India an exceptionally humble target. The full was Pakistan’s lowest successful women’s T20I cricket, surpassing their erstwhile debased of 63 against India successful the 2012 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup.

India past little wobble

Despite requiring lone 56, India did not person everything their ain mode astatine the commencement of the chase.

Pakistan’s bowlers claimed 3 wickets, giving their opponents a little glimpse of an improbable way backmost into the contest. Fatima Sana was Pakistan’s astir palmy bowler, finishing with 3 for 17.

The target, however, was simply excessively small. India reached 57 for 3 successful 8.4 overs, completing a seven-wicket triumph with Harmanpreet Kaur unbeaten connected 18. The Indian skipper ensured determination was nary precocious play and guided her broadside crossed the enactment with plentifulness of deliveries to spare.

The triumph maintained India’s cleanable commencement to the tournament. They present person six points from 3 matches and person already secured their spot successful the semifinals.

For Pakistan, meanwhile, the decision leaves their qualification hopes babelike connected their last radical lucifer against Hong Kong. They stay connected 2 points and request a triumph to springiness themselves a accidental of progressing.