Team India had to face defeat by 13 runs in the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan on Friday. This is India’s first defeat against Pakistan in T20 cricket in the last 6 years. The last time Pakistan beat India by 2 runs was in 2016. Indian women’s team has lost to Pakistan for the first time in the history of the Asia Cup.
In the match, Pakistan team captain Bismah Maroof won the toss and decided to bat first. He scored 137 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Most runs came from the bat of Nida Dar. She scored 56 runs in 37 balls. At the same time, Deepti Sharma took 3 wickets for Team India. Pooja Vastrakar took 2 wickets.
IND W vs PAK W: Match Review
Chasing Pakistan’s target, the Indian team could only manage 124 runs in 19.4 overs for the loss of all wickets. None of India’s batters could even score a half-century. Richa Ghosh scored the highest 26 runs.
As long as she was at the crease, it looked like Team India would win the match. She scored at a strike rate of 200 in 13 balls, but after his dismissal, there was nothing left for India in the match. Nashra Sandhu took 3 wickets for Pakistan. This is the first defeat of the Indian team in the Asia Cup 2022. Earlier, India had won their last three matches.
IND W vs PAK W: Playing XI of both the teams
India: Smriti Mandhana, S. Meghna, Jemima Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Dayalan Hemlata, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gaikwad.
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Sidra Amin, Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar, Ayesha Naseem, Alia Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Aiman Anwar, Sadia Iqbal, Tuba Hasan, Nashra Sandhu.
