Having already qualified for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017
to be played at England and Wales this June, India locked horns against arch
rivals Pakistan in the Super Six ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers match which
was of just academic importance to the Women in Blue on Sunday at P Sara Oval. Opting to bowl first
Mithali Raj led troops reduced Pakistan to a paltry 67 in 43.4 overs, thanks to
the spin magic of slow left arm bowler Ekta Bisht who scalped a five wicket
haul. The 31-year old finished off with
envious figures of 5-8 in 10 overs. India’s ace spearhead Shikha Pandey struck
with 2-9 in her spell of seven overs. Ayesha Zafar (19) and Bismah Maroof (13)
were the only to score in double digits.
Mona Meshram (9) who looked prolific in the last couple of
matches failed to score big as she was sent back home by the opposition skipper
Sana Mir. Deepti Sharma (29*) played with caution and steadied the ship with
Harmanpreet Kaur (24) after India lost Devika Vaidya (3) cheaply. Sadia Yousuf
managed to pick up two out of three Indian wickets giving away just 19 runs off
her eight.
Mithali Raj and her team have clinched seven victories in a
row and will hope that they continue the winning streak on the English soil
this June.
Brief Scores: Pakistan
Women 67 all out in 43.4 overs (A Zafar 19, B Maroof 13; E Bisht 5-8, S Pandey
2-9) lost to India Women 70-3 in 22.3 overs (D Sharma 29*, H Kaur 24; S Yousuf
2-19) by seven wickets
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