The Indian bowling unit fired in unison towards a clueless Pakistan, proscribing the arch-rivals to a lowly 105 for 8 of their second group league sport of the Ladies’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. Having conceded 160 towards New Zealand on a gradual observe below lights of their opener, the Indian bowlers learn the pitch effectively, and extra importantly, took the tempo off deliveries to make stroke-making all of the tougher. Such was their management that Indian bowlers had been capable of ship 58 dot balls.
Seamers Renuka Singh Thakur (1/23) and Arundhati Reddy (3/19) neither erred in line nor in size whereas off-spinners Deepti Sharma (1/24) and Shreyanka Patil (2/12) obtained sufficient grip and bounce to maintain the Pakistani batters on tenterhooks. Reddy even gave Pakistan’s Nida Dar an indignant send-off.
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Leg-spinner Asha Sobhana (1/24) went for just a few boundaries however obtained rival skipper Fatima Sana with a giant leg-break after the batter was brilliantly snapped by Richa Ghosh behind the stumps.
Renuka bowled a good first over and her inswinger had Gull Feroza (0) bowled by way of the gate.
Deepti, who gave a significantly better account of herself, albeit towards an inferior batting lineup, decreased the tempo of her deliveries and likewise flighted just a few.
Sidra Amin (8 off 11 balls), who needed to get a transfer on, tried to slog sweep one however the ball bounced off her pads and rolled onto the stumps.
Pakistan managed solely 29 for two within the powerplay and the Indian bowlers elevated their stranglehold on the opposition batters.
Arundhati was unfortunate as Asha dropped a dolly when opener Muneeba Ali’s (17) ramp scoop was there for the taking. Reddy, nonetheless, had Omaima Sohail in the identical over when the right-hander’s uppish drive was simply taken by Shafali Verma at mid-off.
The left-handed Muneeba was dismissed when she tried to offer Shreyanka the cost and the off-spinner cleverly shortened the size and likewise obtained the ball to show sufficient for Richa to finish the stumping.
Tottering at 41 for 4 on the midway stage, Pakistan batters had been unable to even push the ball within the gaps, and it was veteran Nida Dar’s 28 off 34 balls that took them previous 100-run mark.
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