India vs Pakistan LIVE, Women's Asia Cup T20: Pooja Vastrakar ...

IND vs PAK Live: FOUR!

That is a terrific shot from Shafali Verma. She has driven it away through the gap between mid-off and cover for the boundary. Fatima Sana makes a comeback with a dot ball to end the over with 9 runs. India are right in control.

INDW 42/0 (5) 

IND vs PAK Live: India accelerate

21 runs have come off the last two overs. India have put their foot on the accelerator pedal with Shafali Verma being on the charge. Sadia Iqbal leaked 11 in the third over of the innings before Nida Dar conceded 10.

INDW 33/0 (4)

IND vs PAK Live: Six-run over

A decent start for Fatima Sana as she conceded only six runs in her first over. Mandhana smashed a four on the second ball of the over but Sana made a really good comeback to concede only two singles off the next two balls.

INDW 12/0 (2)

IND vs PAK Live: The chase begins!

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma looked solid in the crease. Shafali got off the mark with a four on the third delivery of Sadia Iqbal before giving the strike to Mandhana, who took a single off the last ball.  

INDW 6/0 (1)

IND vs PAK Live: Pakistan all out for 108!

Shreyanka Patil has cleaned up Sadia Iqbal and that is the end of the Pakistan innings. They have been bundled out for 108 runs. This is a below-par total for sure, but if they could start well in bowling, they could keep themselves in the game. 

PAKW 108 (19.2)

IND vs PAK Live: OUT!

Deepti Sharma got a wicket on the fifth ball of her over. She dismissed Nashra Sandhu. The batter edged it to wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh. India are only one wicket away from bundling out Pakistan.

PAKW 94/9 (18)

IND vs PAK Live: Run-out!

Syeda Aroob Shah is out! She is run out. She first edged the Deepti Sharma delivery to Radha Yadav at backward point. The ball missed a diving Radha and fell in front of her. The fielder showed amazing reflexes and ran Syeda out. 

PAKW 94/8 (17.4)

IND vs PAK Live: OUT!

A soft dismissal for Tuba Hassan. Deepti Sharma bowled a short ball on the stumps and Tuba top-edged it to Radha Yadav at backward point. Pakistan are 7 down now and they now fear being all out.

PAKW 92/7 (17.1)

IND vs PAK Live: Pakistan close to 100

Three more overs are remaining in this and Pakistan need 8 more to reach the 100-run mark. A total of around 110-120 will definitely be not enough for them, but it will at least give them something to fight. 

PAKW 92/6 (17)

IND vs PAK Live: Expensive over

Pooja Vastrakar has leaked 14 runs in her final over. Fatima Sana and Tuba Hassan both hit a four in the over. Meanwhile, Vastrakar finished her quota of four overs with figures of 2 for 31.

PAKW 81/6 (15)

IND vs PAK Live: Renuka returns 2 for 14

Renuka Thakur Singh has struck twice in two balls. She dismissed Sidra Ameen first and then removed Iram Javed on the very first ball the newcomer faced. Renuka ended the over while being on a hat-trick but her quota has ended. She returned figures of 2 for 14.

PAKW 61/6 (13)

IND vs PAK Live: OUT!

Pakistan captain Nida Dar walks back to the dugout after handing an easy catch to Hemalatha at long-on. Deepti Sharma gave the ball flight and Nida decided to go downtown only to perish for an 8 off 11 balls.

PAKW 59/4 (11.4)

IND vs PAK Live: A big mistake

Sidra Ameen nudged the ball down to mid-on and ran for a quick single. She was denied the run by Nida Dar, but by then, Ameen was already halfway down the line. A run-out chance was missed as the player at mid-on failed to pick the ball cleanly in the first attempt, giving enough time to Ameen to return to her crease.

PAKW 57/3 (11)

IND vs PAK Live: End of 10 overs!

Seven runs came off Shreyanka Patil's second over. India are right on top of this game as Pakistan's scoring is only 5.3. In addition to its troubles, the batting side is three down.

PAKW 53/3 (10)

India vs Pakistan Live: WICKET!

Shreyanka Patil has claimed a wicket in her first over. She has dismissed Aliya Riaz. It was a flighted off-spin delivery and Aliya Riaz got an edge while trying to play a flick shot.

PAKW 41/3 (7.5)

India vs Pakistan Live: Expensive over

10 runs came off the first over of Deepti Sharma. Sidra Ameen hit a four on the first ball of the over before Aliya Riaz smashed another boundary on the fourth ball.

PAKW 37/2 (6)

India vs Pakistan Live: Tight bowling from India

While Pooja Vastrakar has picked the two wickets that have fallen so far, Renuka Thakur Singh has also gone a good job to keep Pakistan's scoring rate under control. She has given only 13 runs in the three overs she bowled inside powerplay.

PAKW 27/2 (5)

India vs Pakistan Live: OUT!

Pooja Vastrakar strikes again! India are right in control of this game now. Muneeba Ali top-edged the short ball from Vastrakar and Jemimah Rodrigues took the catch after running to her left at cover.

PAKW 26/2 (3.5)

India vs Pakistan Live: OUT!

There is the first wicket for India! Pooja Vastrakar has claimed a wicket on the fourth ball of this innings. It was short ball outside off stump and Gull Feroza mistimed her pull shot on that. Harmanpreet Kaur ran forward from mid-on and took the catch.

PAKW 9/1 (1.4)

India vs Pakistan Live: Match underway!

Renuka Singh bowled the first over and conceded only four singles in it. Both the Pakistan openers Muneeba Ali and Gull Feroza were careful in their approach.

PAKW 4/0 (1)

India vs Pakistan Live: Pitch report -

"There was good bounce and pace for the seamers and it held up a little for the spinners in the earlier game. You gotta take wind into consideration which might play a crucial role. 65 metres all the around the ground," said ex-Irish cricketer Isobel Joyce.

India vs Pakistan Live: Here are the playing XIs -

India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Thakur Singh

Pakistan Women: Sidra Ameen, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali(w), Nida Dar(c), Aliya Riaz, Iram Javed, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah

IND vs PAK Live: 3 changes for India

"For us anything was okay because the conditions are gonna be the same for the 40 overs. Every game is important for us and we want to get into rhythm from the first game. We have made 3 changes from the last T20I we played against South Africa," said India captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

IND vs PAK Live: Here is what Nida Dar said -

"We will bat first, looks like a dry wicket. We have practiced and trained a lot in Karachi and we are well prepared for this contest. It is a great opportunity ahead of the T20 World Cup. We have a good combination and bowlers and batters and hoping for a good game," said Pakistan captain Nida Dar after the toss.

IND vs PAK Live: Pakistan opt to bat

Pakistan captain Nida Dar has won the toss and opted to bat first against India in their Women's Asia Cup T20 match.

IND vs PAK Live: Eyes also on Nida Dar

The Pakistan skipper brings experience and versatility to the bowling attack through her crafty off-spin bowling. This year, Nida became the highest wicket-taker in women's T20Is during Pakistan's second game against England in Northampton. Her sharp off-spin deliveries and power-hitting abilities make her a true all-rounder for Pakistan, something that India has experienced in the past during their last Asia Cup meeting in Sylhet.

IND vs PAK Live: Smriti among players to watch out for

The India vice-captain comes into the tournament on the back of a scintillating performance across formats in the recent home series against South Africa. Scores of 117, 136 and 90 in India’s 3-0 ODI sweep at Bengaluru fetched her Player of the Series Award. It was followed by the left-handed opener making 149 in the lone Test and scores of 46 and 54 not out in the two T20Is at Chennai. With Shafali Verma in good form too, expect Smriti to bat for long and take India to a winning position.

India vs Pakistan Live: Head-to-head

 India come in as the defending champions and have won the tournament seven times. They also have an 11-3 lead over Pakistan in women’s T20I meetings. On the other hand, Pakistan enter the event after an inconsistent run of results in their bilateral commitments but have the confidence to upstage India, as they did in the 2022 edition of the tournament at Sylhet in Bangladesh.

IND vs PAK Live: A big game!

An India vs Pakistan clash is a much-anticipated encounter in any sport. Make it in cricket and the match becomes all more interesting. It will be a battle between Harmanpreet Kaur-led India and Nida Dar-led Pakistan.

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