Women's T20 WC: India registers 6 wickets win over Pakistan

India defeats Pak

Dubai: India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets to register their maiden win in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Dubai on Sunday. 

Harmanpreet Kaur-lead India required a win to keep their hopes alive after loosing to New Zealand in their opening game. 

Arundhati takes 3 wickets

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For India, Arundhati Reddy took three wickets while Shreyanka Patil got 2, restricting Pakistan to 105/8 runs in stipulated 20 overs.

Right-handed Nida Dar scored the higest individual score from Pakistan (28 off 34 balls). 

Now, India will take on Sri Lanka on September 9 at the same venue.

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Ind beats Pak

Mandhana departs early
Chasing a paltry target of 106 runs, India got off to a bad start as they lost Smriti Mandhana (7) in the fifth over. She was caught by Tuba Hassan off Sadia Iqbal. However, Shafali Verma (32 off 35 balls, 3 fours) and Harmanpreet Kaur's crucial innings (29 runs off 24 balls) helped India clinch its first win in the tournament.

With the victory, India improved their net run rate to -2.900 to -1.22 from in group A, still lacking behind from Austraial and New Zealand.