DUBAI (WS News) – India have defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the seventh encounter of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Dubai.
India chased the target of 106 runs before the completion of 19th over. Shafali Verma was prominent in the Indian innings with the score of 32 runs.
Earlier, Pakistan set a target of 106 runs for rival India.
Nidar Dar, Muneeba Ali and Captain Fatima Sana were prominent with the scores of 28, 17 and 13 runs, respectively.
Arundhati Reddy and Shreyanka Patil claimed three and two wickets, respectively.
Earlier, ahead of the high-voltage match, security arrangements were intensified.
The national women’s team has already triumphed over Sri Lanka by 31 runs in their opening match, while India faced a defeat against New Zealand in their first game.
Squads
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, S Sajana, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Omaima Sohail, Nida Dar, Tuba Hassan, Fatima Sana (capt), Aliya Riaz, Syeda Aroob Shah, Nashra Sandhu, Sadiq Iqbal
