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

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womens world cup — India Women celebrating the win over Pakistan Women in CWC 2022. Photo: @BCCI

2 min read Last Updated : Mar 06 2022 | 2:29 PM IST

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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

IND W vs PAK W Highlights: 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 and Sneh Rana were the heroes with the bat for the Indian side while Rajeshwari Gayakwad shone with the ball, picking four wickets.

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 4-31 in 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.