Womens T20 World Cup Live: Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof.© AFP
India vs Pakistan Women’s T20 World Cup Match Live Updates: Pakistan have set India a 150-run target. Despite losing four wickets, Pakistan are fighting it out against India in a Group B match of the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday at the Newlands, Cape Town. Their skipper Bismah Maroof has scored a half-century. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led India brought in Harleen Deol in place of Smriti Mandhana, who is out of the opening match after suffering a finger injury during a warm-up game against Australia. Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof said the decision to bat first was taken after looking at the wicket, which was dry. (LIVE SCORECARD)
India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
Pakistan Women (Playing XI): Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali(w), Bismah Maroof(c), Nida Dar, Sidra Ameen, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Fatima Sana, Aiman Anwer, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
Here are the Live Updates of the Women’s T20 World Cup Match between India and Pakistan straight from Newlands, Cape Town
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20:10 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Milestone alert!!
This is Pakistan’s highest total in a T20I match against India. Bismah Maroof and Ayesha Naseem shone to propel Pakistan to a good total in the Group B match of the Women’s T20 World Cup.
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20:08 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Pakistan 149/4 in 20 overs
Top knocks from Bismah Maroof (68*) and Ayesha Naseem (43*) guide Pakistan to a total of 149/4 in 20 overs. For India, Radha Yadav scalps two wickets and leaks only 21 runs in her four-over spell. Apart from her, Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar take one wicket each. India now need 150 runs to win from 120 balls.
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20:05 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: SIX
FOUR!!! Ayesha Naseem nears her fifty as she hits another maximum on Deepti Sharma’s delivery. Naseem goes for a big shot but fails to find a good distance. However, she turns out to be lucky as Harleen Deol spills the ball over the boundary and it goes for a six.
PAK 143/4 (19.2 overs)
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20:02 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Dropped
What have you done Radha!!! Ayesha Naseem tries to play a big shot on Rajeshwari Gayakwad’s delivery but the mishit goes up in the air. The ball looks like landing safely into the hands of Radha Yadav but she drops it and Naseem gets a new life. Naseem dropped on 35*.
PAK 135/4 (18.5 overs)
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19:59 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: FOUR
FOUR!!! Bismah Maroof is just unstoppable today as she hits another boundary on Ayesha Naseem’s delivery. Maroof places s hot towards the leg-side and steals four runs. Brilliant piece of batting.
PAK 133/4 (18.3 overs)
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19:57 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: India are 2 overs behind the over-rate
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side are two overs behind the over-rate. They could be punished with one more player inside the circle.
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19:54 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Fifty for Maroof
Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof brings up her half-century in style as she hits a brilliant boundary on Pooja Vastrakar’s delivery. She takes 45 balls to cross the 50-run mark and scores her 12th half-century in the shortest format. Brilliant batting from the skipper.
PAK 120/4 (17.1 overs)
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19:52 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Good over from Gayakwad
After Renuka Singh conceded 18 runs in her over, Rajeshwari Gayakwad leaks only 7 runs off the previous over and controls the run flow. Bismah Maroof (46*) and Ayesha Naseem (33*) are standing strong for Pakistan.
PAK 116/4 (17 overs)
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19:45 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: FOUR
FOUR!! After smashing a six, Ayesha goes on to hit a brilliant boundary on Renuka Singh’s delivery. She perfectly lofts a shot between the long-on and long-off fielder and steals four runs. With this, Pakistan cross the 100-run mark.
PAK 102/4 (15.3 overs)
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19:42 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: SIX
SIX!!! Ayesha Naseem changes the gear and smashes a huge maximum on Renuka Singh’s delivery. She hammers it over the long-off as the ball goes sailing over the fence for a six. Brilliant batting from Ayesha.
PAK 98/4 (15.2 overs)
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19:39 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Radha leaks 8 runs
Bismah Maroof and Ayesha Naseem are steadily taking Pakistan ahead in the game as they score 8 runs off the previous over, bowled by Radha Yadav. In the remaining five overs, Pakistan will eye a decent total.
PAK 91/4 (15 overs)
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19:36 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: 9 runs off the over
Pooja Vastrakar concedes 9 runs off the previous over after Ayesha Naseem hits a boundary. With the six overs remaining, Pakistan are now at 83/4 after 14 overs.
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19:34 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: FOUR
FOUR!!! Ayesha Naseem joins the party and hits a brilliant boundary on Pooja Vastrakar’s delivery. She hammers it over the mid-off boundary and steals four runs. Brilliant shot from the Pakistan batter.
PAK 79/4 (13.2 overs)
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19:26 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: OUT
OUT!!! Radha Yadav strikes again and gives India with another breakthrough as she dismisses Sidra Ameen for 11. Ameen tries to go for a reverse sweep but turns out to be unlucky as the ball hits her on the glove and the back of the bat. Rich Ghosh then takes a simple catch and Pakistan lose their fourth wicket.
PAK 68/4 (12.1 overs)
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19:08 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: OUT
OUT!!! Pooja Vastrakar strikes as Pakistan lose their third wicket in a quick succession. The delivery hits on Nida Dar’s glove and goes straight into the hands of Richa Ghosh, behind the stumps. Dar departs without opening her run tally and it’s a matter of concern for Pakistan now.
PAK 43/3 (7.3 overs)
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19:01 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: OUT
OUT!!!! Radha Yadav enters with a bang and provides India with another breakthrough with the wicket of Muneeba Ali. Muneeba fails to judge the delivery as the ball lands into the hands of Richa Ghosh behind the stumps, who did a brilliant job and stumps her out. Pakistan lose their second wicket.
PAK 42/2 (6.5 overs)
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18:57 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: FOUR
FOUR!!! After waiting for a while, Muneeba Ali joins the party and smashes a brilliant boundary on Deepti Sharma’s delivery. She hammers a slog-sweep towards the outside off as the ball goes for a one-bounce four at the mid-wicket boundary. Brilliant piece of batting.
PAK 39/1 (6 overs)
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18:53 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: FOUR
FOUR!!! Bismah hits another boundary on Rajeshwari Gayakwad’s delivery. She brilliantly sweeps it over the square leg and steals four runs. Pakistan aim for recovery after the sudden wicket of Javeria Wadood.
PAK 31/1 (5 overs)
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18:48 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Back-to-back fours
Skipper Bismah Maroof joins the party and smashes two back-to-back boundaries on Deepti Sharma’s delivery. The first one comes after she hammers a shot over the bowler’s head for a four. The second one comes after she sweeps it behind the square leg and ball simply crosses the boundary line.
PAK 24/1 (3.5 overs)
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18:42 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: OUT
OUT!!! Deepti Sharma gives Team India their first breakthrough as she dismisses Javeria Wadood for 8. Javeria tries to go for a square cut but Harmanpreet Kaur intercepts and takes a simple catch. First wicket gone for Pakistan,
PAK 10/1 (1.4 overs)
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18:38 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: FOUR
FOUR!!! Javeria Khan hits a brilliant boundary on Deepti Sharma’s delivery. Javeria perfectly plays a reverse shot as the ball comfortably goes across the line and gives four runs to Pakistan.
PAK 10/0 (1.3 overs)
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18:35 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Good over from Renuka
Renuka Singh gives a good start to India in the first over as he bowls at perfect lengths and concedes only 3 runs. Deepti Sharma comes to bowl the second over for India.
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18:29 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: We are underway
The Group B match between India and Pakistan begins with Renuka Thakur coming to bowl the first over while Muneeba Ali Siddiqui and Javeria Wadood open the batting attack.
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18:18 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Smriti Mandhana misses out
India will be missing the services of their star opening batter Smriti Mandhana, after she sustained a finger injury. She gets replaced by Harleen Deol in the Playing XI for today’s match.
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18:11 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: India’s Playing XI
India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh
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18:10 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Pakistan’s Playing XI
Pakistan Women (Playing XI): Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali(w), Bismah Maroof(c), Nida Dar, Sidra Ameen, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Fatima Sana, Aiman Anwer, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
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18:09 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Here’s what Harmanpreet Kaur said at the toss
We wanted to bat because these wickets are a bit tricky. She will be fine but we have added an extra batter for today – Harleen in there, Shikha misses out. I think these wickets will help us, we are a very good bowling side.
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18:08 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Here’s what Bismah Maroof said at the toss
We’d like to bat first. It is a dry wicket, won’t change much so we’d like to put up a total. It is unlucky she is not here with us, but this is an opportunity for someone else to perform. We have the confidence because we won against India last time but conditions are different here.
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18:03 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Pakistan win toss, Opt to bat
Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof wins the toss and opts to bat first against India in the Group B match of the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup, at the Newlands, Cape Town.
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17:55 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: Big game ahead
Cricket fans around the world are all excited as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will be squaring off against Pakistan in the mouth-watering T20 World Cup clash.
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17:09 (IST)
Women’s T20 WC Live: HELLO!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Women’s T20 World Cup Group B match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan from Cape Town.
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