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India beat Pakistan in the final match of ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier

India defeated Pakistan in the final match of the ICC Women's World Cup qualifier round. India qualifies for main tournament without losing a single match.

By PTI

Colombo, Feb 19: The Indian women's cricket team continued its unbeaten run at the ICC World Cup Qualifiers by advancing to the final with a seven-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan here today, February 20.

India bundled out Pakistan for a meagre 67 in 43.4 overs after asking them to bat upon winning the toss.

File photo: Indian team members celebrate

The team then achieved the target in just 22.3 overs, scoring 70 for three to post a comprehensive win which helped it top the Super 6 table.

Ekta Bisht shone for India with an impressive five-wicket haul, finishing with brilliant figures of 10-7-8-5. Shikha Pandey (2/09) chipped in with a couple of wickets.

The two bowlers ran through the Pakistani batting line-up. They kept losing wickets regularly and only two Pakistani batters could reach the double-digit mark.

Chasing a modest target, India rode on responsible knocks from Deepti Sharma (29 not out) and Harmanpreet Kaur (24) to reach the target with 165 balls to spare.

Deepti and Harmanpreet put on a solid 42 runs together for the third wicket. For Pakistan, Sadia Yousuf claimed two wickets by giving away 19 runs. Virender Sehwag congratulated the Indian women's team for beating the arch-foes.


Brief scores:

Pakistan Women: 67 all out in 43.4 overs (Ayesha Zafar 19; Ekta Bisht 5/08, Shikha Pandey 2/09).

India Women: 70 for 3 in 22.3 overs (Deepti Sharma 29 not out, Harmanpreet Kaur 24; Sadia Yousuf 2/19).

PTI

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:43 [IST]
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