India vs Pakistan CWG 2022: India thump Pakistan by 8 wickets

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India have a win and a loss in the campaign with the last group match to be played against Barbados on Wednesday

Smriti Mandhana finishes off the proceedings in style as she hammers that touch fuller delivery, outside off to the cow corner boundary. India get off the mark in CWG 2022 with this win. They beat Pakistan by 8 wickets

Omaima Sohail castles Meghana. The spinner bowled that length ball, on to the stumps and Meghana who came down the track tried to go for slog but completely missed the length and the ball rattled the stumps behind

After 9 overs,India Women 88/1 ( Smriti Mandhana 55 , Sabbhineni Meghana 10)

Now Meghana hits two on the trot. She first advanced down the track and hit one over extra cover and then straight over the bowler's head. India are cruising to a win here

What a way to bring up the FIFTY! Tuba tosses that up and Mandhana steps out to dispatch that straight over the bowler's head for another maximum

Pakistan finally have a wicket. Tuba turns that length ball away from the right-hander who tries to cut that through the off side but ends up edging it back to the wicket-keeper. India lose their first wicket

Back of the length from the spinner and Verma pulls that through the on side

Smriti Mandhana is making it look so easy. The two batters have brought up the 50-run stand. Fatima bowls that full and Mandhana steps out to hit it over long on again

After 4 overs,India Women 41/0 ( Shafali Verma 12 , Smriti Mandhana 28)

This time Shafali Verma goes inside out as she dispatches that length ball, outside off over covers for a boundary

Shafali Verma joins the party. Anam Amin bowls that touch fuller, right into the slot and Verma hammers that over long for a maximum

Smriti Mandhana knows exactly where the fielders are in the power play. Baig bowls that touch fuller, around the middle and off stump channel and Mandhana picks that well and pulls that over square leg for a boundary

This time Smriti Mandhana goes inside out over extra cover. Diana Baig bowls that full, outside off and Mandhana hits that for a boundary

After 2 overs,India Women 12/0 ( Shafali Verma 0 , Smriti Mandhana 11)

A four to finish the over. This time the spinner bowls a full toss and Mandhana comes down the track and hits that over mid off for a boundary

Smriti Mandhana gets the first boundary of the innings. Anam tosses that up, outside off and the left-handed batter hammers that over long on region

After 1 overs,India Women 2/0 ( Shafali Verma 0 , Smriti Mandhana 1)

India have started the 100-run chase against Pakistan. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana would be looking for a steady start

After 18 overs,Pakistan Women 99/10 ( Anam Amin 0 , )

Pakistan have suffered a huge batting collapse and have been bundled out for 99. India need 100 runs in 18 overs to win now

Kainat Imtiaz is the last batter to get dismissed as she is cleaned up by Radha Yadav

And now there's a run out. ANOTHER ONE! Tuba Hassan has to depart. Radha Yadav bowls this fuller delivery to Kainat Imtiaz who plays it towards the long on area and calls for two. Smriti Mandhan charges in, picks the ball and throws it perfectly to Yadav who does the rest. The batter is short of the crease

This is a batting collapse especially after the way Muneeba had chipped in with some runs. Radha Yadav tosses that up, bowls it outside off, turning away from the right-hander and Diana Beg who stepped out to play that across misses the ball completely and is stumped

Keep adding to that tally as Shafali Verma has shown some brilliance in the field now. The spinner tossed that one up to Fatima Sana who played that straight to the bowler. Verma caught the ball dipping in front of her, diving towards the right. The umpires had a second look at it after the soft signal was out. The replay showed that Verma had taken that cleanly and Pakistan lose another one

Brilliance in the field from India. Aliya Riaz wanted a quick single but she played that straight to Meghna stationed at mid off who hit the bull's eye at the non-striker's end. Pakistan have lost six wickets now

And India have another wicket as Omaima Sohail departs, courtesy a confusion in the middle. Shafali Verma bowled this touch short, outside off and Aliya Riaz cut that to the off side but straight to Radha Yadav calling for a single but eventually deciding against. Sohail had already come out of the crease in the meanwhile and didn't really get time to get back. Radha Yadav was spot on with the throw at the non-striker's end and the rest was done by Verma

Wickets continue to tumble. Renuka removes Naseem who went for the slog on that fuller delivery but couldn't time it well. The ball went high in the air and Jemimah held on to a good catch around the deep mid-wicket region

(With inputs from agencies)

 

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