Top knocks from Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh, propelled India to a
seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Group B match at the 2023 Women’s
T20 World Cup. Opted to bat first, Pakistan lost some initial wickets but a
half-century from Bismah Maroof and an unbeaten knock of 43* runs from
Ayesha Naseem, guided them to a total of 149/4 in 20 overs.
Later, India lost an early wicket of Yastika Bhatia, which was followed
by the dismissals of Shafali Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur. However, Jemimah
struck an unbeaten partnership with Richa Ghosh (31*) and brought up her
ninth T20I half-century off 38 balls, to take India across the line with an
over to spare.
For Pakistan, Nashra Sandhu scalped two wickets and leaked only 15
runs in 4 overs.
seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Group B match at the 2023 Women’s
T20 World Cup. Opted to bat first, Pakistan lost some initial wickets but a
half-century from Bismah Maroof and an unbeaten knock of 43* runs from
Ayesha Naseem, guided them to a total of 149/4 in 20 overs.
Later, India lost an early wicket of Yastika Bhatia, which was followed
by the dismissals of Shafali Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur. However, Jemimah
struck an unbeaten partnership with Richa Ghosh (31*) and brought up her
ninth T20I half-century off 38 balls, to take India across the line with an
over to spare.
For Pakistan, Nashra Sandhu scalped two wickets and leaked only 15
runs in 4 overs.
