India beat Pakistan by 64 runs to open Women’s T20 World Cup campaign | Cricket

Deepti Sharma took five wickets, and India bowled out Pakistan for 106 to get their quest for a maiden Women’s Twenty20 World Cup title off to a flying start with a 64-run victory over their hosts.

Sharma took the last three wickets in five balls as India defended 170 on Sunday in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Seven months later Sharma played India’s victory in the final of the Women’s ODI World Cup with five wickets and 58 runs, she started this T20 World Cup and did well again. Shree Charani helped him with 3-21.

Sharma took the first two wickets to chase down Pakistan, who started strongly, but by the 10th over, India had taken the lead.

Pakistan needed Muneeba Ali, dropped twice, to be the big one, but Sharma dismissed him for 41 in the 11th over with a direct hit on the run off the back.

When Pakistan captain Fatima Sana fell in the next over at 77-5, her team fell too.

Sharma’s late burst of 5-10 made her the highest wicket-taker in women’s T20 cricket, with 166.

“I always believe in myself, that whenever the opportunity comes, I will rise,” said the great performer.

India struggled in the power play, and it took Smriti Mandhana to be bowled on 27 off 24 balls to get some relief and rest to knock down the Pakistani bowling. He only needed 10 more balls to reach 50.

The left-handed opener was again dropped on 55 and placed on top of his helmet, forcing a check. He crossed, crossed his ninth boundary, and went to Sana.

Mandhana’s wickets began to falter, including captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s 36. India started in the 19th over at 132-5, hoping for 150.

It was then that Richa Ghosh exploded with 34 off 17 balls and combined with Sharma to take 23 runs off World Cup opener Tasmia Rubab.

“If it was in my hands, I would have preferred to send (Ghosh) on the first ball,” Kaur said. “But he has a job to do, and he’s doing it well.”

Sana conceded 15 in the last over, and the target of 171 looked tough, given Pakistan’s record against their counterparts.

India dominated the World Cup with Pakistan, defeating them in both the 20 and 50 overs.

Following on from their men’s team in last year’s Asia Cup, the Indian team did not hold hands with their Pakistani counterparts for the second consecutive international tournament, following their meeting in the 50-over competition in October.

Ferdous shoots for Netherlands

Meanwhile, Bangladesh left behind the same run chase record to win against the Netherlands in the first match of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Europe.

Bangladesh reached 141-4 with five balls to spare before I scored more than 126 in a World Cup-winning chase.

In reply to Netherlands 139-8, the South Asian team was taken to the final despite a huge platform being set by opening batsman Juairiya Ferdous, who hit his second fifty since playing T20s in January.

Ferdous had 26 of 27 first downs, and 33 of 47 in the power play. But the 20-year-old also had two lives. On the 7th, the third umpire ruled that Sterre Kalis had been caught at deep midwicket, and on the 18th, Ferdous was dismissed.

Both his sixes flew over the midwicket rope, and by reaching 50 off 33 balls at 67-1 in the eighth over, Bangladesh were on the verge of a home run.

Dutch spinners Silver and Heather Siegers and Caroline de Lange (2-27) slowed down Bangladesh, but they did not last.

An unbeaten partnership of 56 between Sharmin Akhter and Shorna Akter secured Bangladesh’s fourth win in seven T20 World Cup tournaments.

Netherlands captain Babette de Leede won the toss, and the batsman’s one-ball down put her team on 50 from 45 balls until the 17th over, when she was able to score a second try.

The Bangladesh attack was led by Marufa Akter, 2-31, and Ritu Moni, 1-17.

On Tuesday, defending champions New Zealand face Sri Lanka, and hosts England face Ireland.