PAK vs IND: Smriti Mandhana, spinners star as India trounce Pakistan in Commonwealth Games 2022

BIRMINGHAM: After a sensational bowling display, Indian batters performed brilliantly to help India secure an eight-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in a reduced-overs contest in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

India reached the paltry 99-run target in just 11.4 overs, thanks to opening batter Smriti Mandhana's blistering 42-ball 63.

Her partner Shafali Verma 16 (9) looked in nice touch, but young Tuba Hassan got the better of her.

Pakistan's Omaima Sohail bowled out Sabbhineni Meghana after she scored 14 runs in 16 balls.

Earlier, an all-round bowling performance from India restricted Pakistan to a paltry 99 runs in their second match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 at

Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, which the Indian bowlers took advantage of and bowled out the Green Shirts for 99.

Meghna Singh gave India an early breakthrough as she sent Iram Javed back to the pavilion for a duck. Muneeba Ali top-scored for Pakistan as she scored 32 runs in 30 balls before Sneh Rana got the better of her.

Skipper Bismah Maroof scored 17 runs in 19 balls but she was trapped for an lbw by Rana.

Pakistan's middle-order collapsed quickly as the Indian bowlers put up a sensational performance to bowl out to a low target of 99.

For India, Rana and Radha Yadav claimed two wickets each while Meghna, Renuka Shafali Verma took one wicket each.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wk), Omaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof (c), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Kainat Imtiaz, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Diana Baig, Anam Amin

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Sabbhineni Meghana, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh

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