06/10Result
7th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Dubai, Oct 6 2024
IND Women won by 6 wkts (7b rem)
Player of the Match
Arundhati Reddy
Arundhati ReddyIndia Women
06/10Result
7th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Dubai, Oct 6 2024
IND Women won by 6 wkts (7b rem)
Player of the Match
Arundhati Reddy
Arundhati ReddyIndia Women

That's that from the first of the two double-headers. But there is plenty of cricket still going on. India are taking on Bangladesh in Gwalior in the first men's T20I while Scotland are getting ready to take on West Indies at the T20 World Cup. If you missed any of the action from the India-Pakistan game, Sudarshanan's report is up. Thanks for tuning in today. Ciao!

Smriti Mandhana comes for the presentation with Harmanpreet injured: [On the injury to Harmanpreet] Too soon to say anything. Medical team is looking at it. We have been very disciplined, followed the plans. In the field we were very good. Better start with the bat would have been good, but we will take that win. [NRR] We did think about it. Me and Shafali could not time the ball . We didn't want to end up losing a lot of wickets. We were a little calculative. The NRR is in our head. [Sri Lanka] They have been playing good cricket but this game will give us the momentum.

Fatima Sana: We were not up to the mark in the batting. We were 10-15 runs short. Hopefully next match I will [go up the order]. [Captaincy] I am enjoying my captaincy. I have enjoyed my time.

Arundhati Reddy is the player of the match: I have been bowling with the new ball lately. We had a good powerplay, Renuka and myself. We got a good start with the ball. I have worked a lot on my T20 bowling in all stages and it is helping me. [Variations] Day's game it is hot, but we are used to this. I was trying to attack the stumps and that was my focus.

5.20pm India make it home with seven balls to spare. Could they have gotten there sooner? Maybe. But they will be glad to have the first points on the board. Pakistan were excellent with the ball in their defence of 106. They kept their lines tight and did not give the India batters much to work with. India lost Mandhana early and Shafali and Jemimah Rodrigues were cautious in their approach with the boundaries hard to get on the slow Dubai outfield. The duo fell in quick succession levaing the match on an even keel. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who came in at No. 4 today gave India the much-needed impetus. She struck 29 off 24 before retiring hurt minutes before the end of the game. Fatima Sana picked two wickets but India got over the line in 18.5 overs.

Shrikant : "Net Run Rate is important but only after winning the game. Well done India to beat Pakistan on this tricky ground "

18.5
4
Nida Dar to Sajana, FOUR, Needs just a ball to give India the win by six wickets. Tossed up outside off, she lofts this wide of mid-off and the couple of runs give India the win. As it turns out, that was a boundary as well.

Sajana Sajeevan walks out

18.4
W
Nida Dar to Kaur, no run, Oh, that needed a clean take from Muneeba and Harmanpreet was a goner. Fuller outside off, she looks to guide this fine, ends up missing it. In doing that, she over-balances and also seems to have hurt herself. Muneeba, had she collected this cleanly could have effected the stumping with Harman out of her crease. The physio is out to check on Harman. She is clutching the back of her neck and is walking off. She basically hurt herself while trying to make it back to the crease at full stretch.

H Kaur retired hurt 29 (34m 24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120.83

18.3
0
Nida Dar to Kaur, no run, Fuller on the stumps, dragged away to midwicket

Two to get

18.2
1
Nida Dar to Sharma, 1 run, Tossed up on middle, she gets the sweep out down to deep backward square leg

Around

18.1
1
Nida Dar to Kaur, 1 run, Tossed up fuller and just outside off, she drags this to cow corner

India need to 4 off 12 balls. Dar is back

Raji: "This is exactly why Kaur shouldn't bat at number 3 (before 10th over). Her experience is crucial at the end while chasing."

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | IND-W: 102/4 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.66, RRR: 2.00)

  • Harmanpreet Kaur28 (21b)
  • Deepti Sharma6 (7b)
  • Fatima Sana4-0-23-2
  • Sadia Iqbal4-0-23-1
17.6
1
Fatima Sana to Kaur, 1 run, Mistimes this to long on. Was on a length on middle and leg, she was looking to finish this off in one go. Can only miscue it
17.5
4
Fatima Sana to Kaur, FOUR, UP AND OVER! Slower ball but right in the slot for Harmanpreet who goes inside-out over extra cover and India are almost there.
17.4
2
Fatima Sana to Kaur, 2 runs, Goes leg side and gets two more. On a length outside off, she gets right across and heaves this away to the right of deep square leg
17.3
1
Fatima Sana to Sharma, 1 run, On a length outside off, she eases this down to long-on
17.2
0
Fatima Sana to Sharma, no run, Sent back by Harman. Length on middle and leg, she works this straight to square leg. Never a run there
17.1
0
Fatima Sana to Sharma, no run, Huge appeal for lbw and the umpire agrees. Deepti though has taken the review right away. Length ball angling back into the batter, who was looking to work this away, misses and is hit in front. But ultraedge confirms there was thin inside-edge with the ball then hitting the pad. Deepti survives.

IND need 12 runs in 18 balls. Sana to continue from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | IND-W: 94/4 (12 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.52, RRR: 4.00)

  • Deepti Sharma5 (4b)
  • Harmanpreet Kaur21 (18b)
  • Sadia Iqbal4-0-23-1
  • Fatima Sana3-0-15-2

Vinod Rajpal: "Captain Harman has to stay there till last, else this is going for a last ball decider !"

16.6
1
Sadia Iqbal to Sharma, 1 run, Tossed up just outside off, she pushes towards long on
16.5
3
Sadia Iqbal to Kaur, 3 runs, Another good shot from harmanpreet. A touch short and wide, she rocks right back and cuts to the left of point. Hassan gives chase and keeps it down to two
16.4
1
Sadia Iqbal to Sharma, 1 run, Length outside off, she pushes this to long on for a run
16.3
2
Sadia Iqbal to Sharma, 2 runs, Full and down leg, she clips this to deep square leg where the fielder slips and the duo take two runs

Over the wicket

Mahesh : "One tight over here will put the pressure back on India "

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IND Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18S MandhanaShafali Verma
2nd43JI RodriguesShafali Verma
3rd19H KaurJI Rodrigues
4th0H KaurRM Ghosh
5th24H KaurDB Sharma
5th4DB SharmaS Sajana