IND W vs PAK W Highlights: Pooja, Rana and Gayakwad guide India to easy win

India Women vs Pakistan Women: Pooja Vastrakar (67 off 59) and Sneh Rana (53*) were the heroes with the bat for India while Rajeshwari Gayakwad shone with the ball, picking four wickets for 31 runs

1:59 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-10 | IND 244/7- India reach the top of Points Table

 

With this huge victory of 107 runs, not only have Mithali Raj led Indian side kept their no loss to Pakistan in ODIs record intact, but have also reached the top of the Points Table with a net run rate of +2.140. All other teams that have got victories have got in very close games and thus India have built a good bank of the positive run rate going forward in the World Cup. 

 

On that note, we at BS Web take your leave from the coverage of IND W vs PAK W game from the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui in Turanga, New Zealand. Thank you for tuning in, see you at India's next encounter which is against New Zealand on March 10, 2022. 

1:50 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-10 | IND 244/7- Laxman congratulates India on win

1:48 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-10 | Target 245- Pooja Vastrakar Player of the Match

Pooja Vastrakar, who played the counter-attacking innings of 67 off just 59 balls and was injured during that and couldn't get to bowl because of it, was still adjudged the Player of the Match for her game-changing innings. 

 

In the interview, she said that the physio has assured her that she would be able to play in India's next game which is on March 10th against West Indies. 

 

Sneh Rana, her partner in crime also picked up two wickets in her nine overs apart from scoring 53*, but still, it was Pooja who was adjudged as the Player of the Match. 

1:43 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-10 | Target 245- The great recovery

 

Earlier in the day, India registered the most brilliant recovery that there could ever be as it came back almost from the dead of 114-6 in the 34th over to eventually finish at 244/7. It was the 122 run stand, that came of just 96 balls between Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar that saved the team. While Pooja top-scored with 67 off 59 balls, Sneh made 53*. 

 

Smriti Mandhana also scored 52 while Nida Dar and Nashra Sandhu picked two wickets each for Pakistan. 

1:42 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-10 | Target 245- Poor showing from Pakistan batters

 

Chasing 245, the Pakistan innings never got going and eventually ended at a paltry 137 in the 43rd over. Sidra Amin was the highest scorer for the Pakistani side with 30 off 64 balls. For India Gayakwad finished with figures of 4-31in her 10 overs spell. Apart from her, Jhulan Goswami and Rana picked two wickets each while Deepti and Sharma and Meghna Singh got one wicket each. 

1:41 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-10 | Target 245- Pooja, Rana and Gayakwad the heroes

 

The India Women's cricket team beat Pakistan Women's cricket team by a huge margin of 107 runs to kick off their campaign in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui in Tauranga, New Zealand. Pooja Vastrakar (67 off 59) and Sneh Rana (53*)were the heroes with the bat for the Indian side while Rajeshwari Gayakwad shone with the ball, picking four wickets for 31 runs in her 10 overs. 

1:23 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-10 | Target 245- India win by 107 runs

1:18 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-10| Over-42 | Target 245- India win

 

And that's it. India register the victory here as Meghna SIngh gets a wicket. It was the last ball of the 43rd over and Diana Baig tried to clear the boundary many times in the over. Couldn't get the connection on the first five, but on the last ball, she connected, but without much timing and thus managed to get it to only as far as Harmanpreet Kaur at long-on who caught it well and won removed the last Pakistan batter. Baig scored 24. 

1:11 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 137-9 | Over-42 | Target 245- Milestone for Richa Ghosh

 

And the last Pakistani pair continues to frustrate the Indians as well as the audiences here as they have now added 18 for the last wicket and more importantly they have played some interesting shots here

 

Just so you know that Richa Ghosh is the first wicket-keeper in the Women's World Cup history to register five dismissals on debut. What an effort from the Indian youngster. 

 

Diana Baig has now scored 24 runs and is the second-highest scorer in the Pakistan innings now 

1:05 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 127-9 | Over-40 | Target 245- What a show indeed

1:00 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 122-9 | Over-39 | Target 245

 

Baig is enjoying herself here playing as many shots as she can while Sneh Rana tries to get her third wicket 

 

She flights the last ball a lot and gets the batter driving, but unfortunately couldn't get the edge as the 39th over comes to an end 

12:57 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 121-9 | Over-38 | Target 245- No five-for Gayakwad

 

Could it be a five-wicket haul for Rajeshwari Gayakwad as she bowls the last over of the spell with four wickets in her pocket? Well, in an attempt to get the wicket, the flight is being offered to Baig and she has utilised to get a four and a double and Gayakwad shall remain without a five wicket haul here. 

 

But nevertheless, t has been an inspiring spell from the left-arm bowler. 

12:54 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 114-9 | Over-37 | Target 245- Rana takes her second

 

And Rana has the wicket eventually as Pakistan are nine down as Richa Ghosh takes the beautiful diving catch and appeals vehemently alongside Rana and the umpire comes in their influence and declares Nashra Sandhu out. Nashra wasn't impressed at all. But she could do nothing as there were no reviews left. 

12:50 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 113-8 | Over-36 | Target 245- Gayakwad picks fourth

 

Gayakwad comes in for her ninth over, attempting to get her five-wicket haul and has been hit for four by Sidra Nawaz. 

 

But seems like she will get her five-wicket haul as she has trapped Nawaz and since there are no reviews, it will be a wicket for Gayakwad on the fifth ball of her ninth over. Can she get the five-for in this over itself? Well, no she can't 

12:47 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 106-7 | Over-35 | Target 245

12:41 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 104-7 | Over-34 | Target 245- Gayakwad picks third

Wicket!! And if not Rana, Gayakwad would surely have wicket as she outfoxes Fatima Sana with the loopy flighted delivery which hits her straight on her pads and the umpire gave her out. Sana went for the review, but it was in vain as the replays show that the ball hit only the pads after pitching in line and would have gone on to hit the stumps 

Diana Baig is the new batter in and has taken two doubles of the very first two balls she faced. and at the end of the 34th, Pakistan are 104-7

12:35 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 96-6 | Over-32 | Target 245

 

It's Sidra Nawaz, the chirpy wicket-keeper that now has the bat in her hands and it would be interesting to see what he does with this opportunity and how long she can bat. For the time being, only two runs come from it 

12:33 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 94-6 | Over-31 | Target 245

 

Four!! That has come after a long, long time as Meghna Singh comes into the attack and bowls on her legs to which she reacts well and glances it for a boundary 

 

In total, seven runs come from this over and Pakistan are still six runs away from the hundred run mark 

12:30 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 87-6 | Over-30 | Target 245- Ghosh tumps Aliya

 

And India have picked up yet another wicket as Richa Ghosh is once again in the action. In this very over Ghosh appealed for a stumping and Sana Fatima was given not out on that occasion, but this time around, Aliya Riyaz was out of her crease and by the time she could drag her bat back in, Ghosh had disturbed the castle and it was yet another wicket for Rajeshwari Gayakwad. 

12:20 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 86-5 | Over-29 | Target 245

 

Just one run from that over from Deepti Sharma as Pakistani batters are getting frustrated. they still haven't been able to bring up the 100 run mark. Now they need 159 from 21 overs, which is asking a lot

12:16 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 85-5 | Over-28 | Target 245

 

Rajeshwari Gayakwad has come back into the attack and India are trying to get along the overs as quickly as possible while the target for Pakistan here seems to be playing out the 50 overs. 

 

Brilliant from Deepti Sharma at Point saves a certain single for India 

12:13 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 83-5 | Over-27 | Target 245

 

And Deepti Sharma has been brought into the attack by Mithali Raj and Pakistan have picked up four runs off her first three balls. It is now the 27th over running, and Pakistan still haven't touched the 100 run mark. 

12:09 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 79-5 | Over-26 | Target 245- The master has said it

12:06 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 78-5 | Over-25 | Target 245

 

A lot of running as six runs come from this over of Sneh Rana as Aliya Riaz and Sana Fatima, the two very dynamic batters get along trying to build a partnership here 

12:02 PM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 72-5 | Over-24 | Target 245

With these two wickets, Jhulan Goswami now has 38 wickets in the history of the World Cups and is second on the list of most wickets in in World Cup history 

 

Two runs come from this over along with the wicket 

11:59 AM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 70-5 | Over-23.1 | Target 245- Goswami strikes again

 

And that's another wicket for India as Jhulan Goswami has struck and taken the wicket of Nida Dar as half the Pakistan team is back in the hut. It was wide outside off and was there for the cut, But there was no feet movement from Nida and the ball took the outside edge of her bat and Roicha Ghosh grabbed the third catch of this innings 

11:57 AM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 70-4 | Over-23 | Target 245- Goswami got the wicket

11:54 AM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 68-4 | Over-22 | Target 245- Pakistan lose fourth wicket

 

And the wicket falls. Jhulan Goswami comes back into the attack and picks up the prized scalp of Sidra Ameen and Pakistan here have lost their fourth wicket and are in all sorts of worry here

 

And only one run from that over along with a wicket 

11:52 AM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 67-3 | Over-21 | Target 245

 

Just two runs come from this Sneh Rana over as India are tightening the grip on Pakistan here and the Pakistani team is not going anywhere it seems. 

 

11:47 AM

Live | IND W vs PAK W | PAK 65-3 | Over-20 | Target 245

 

Now Pakistan have Sidra Ameen and Nida Dar, probably the two batters alongside Aliya Riaz that can get Pakistan anywhere near to the target. And therefore at the end of the 20 overs, they now need to make sure that they go in with a plan and execute it too