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India Spinners Rout Pakistan for Record-Low 55 in Asia Cup
India played Pakistan in a women's cricket match in Dubai.
Pakistan batted first and struggled to score runs.
India's spin bowlers dismissed the entire Pakistan team for 55 runs.
This was Pakistan's lowest score ever in a women's T20 international.
India then reached the target after losing three wickets.
The chase took only 8.4 overs.
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said her team stayed focused even after qualifying for the semi-finals.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana said her team suffered a batting collapse but would try to improve in its final match.
India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in 8.4 overs in their Women's Asia Cup T20 group match.
Pakistan were bowled out for 55, their lowest-ever total in women's T20 internationals.
Shree Charani, Prema Rawat, Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma led India's spin attack.
Charani took 3 for 7 in four overs, while Pakistan captain Fatima Sana claimed three wickets.
Harmanpreet Kaur captained her 150th T20 international and praised India's disciplined performance.
- Who
- India and Pakistan's women's cricket teams, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur and Fatima Sana.
- What
- India won by seven wickets after bowling Pakistan out for 55 and chasing the target in 8.4 overs.
- Where
- Dubai.
- When
- Saturday, according to the article.
- Why
- India aimed to maintain high standards despite already reaching the semi-finals, while Pakistan struggled with a batting collapse.
India's View
Pakistan's View
Approach to the match
India's View
Harmanpreet Kaur said India remained clinical and ruthless, followed its plans and maintained high standards despite already qualifying for the semi-finals.
Pakistan's View
Fatima Sana said batting first was reasonable because Pakistan had a strong bowling attack, but acknowledged that her team suffered a collapse.
Individual performances
India's View
India credited its spin quartet, particularly Shree Charani, for reading the pitch well and executing effectively.
Pakistan's View
Sana said her own three wickets were less important than Pakistan playing better cricket in its final match.
Key facts
- Result
- India won by seven wickets.
- Pakistan total
- 55 all out, Pakistan's lowest-ever women's T20 international score.
- India chase
- India reached the target in 8.4 overs.
- Leading bowler
- Shree Charani took 3 wickets for 7 runs in 4 overs.
- Pakistan captain's wickets
- Fatima Sana took three wickets.
- Harmanpreet milestone
- She became the first cricketer to captain a country in 150 T20 internationals.
- Tournament
- Women's Asia Cup T20 group-stage match.
Quotes
Harmanpreet Kaur
Captain of the India women's cricket team
“It was a very important game for us. We talk about being ruthless, so very happy. All the bowlers have been outstanding, stuck to the plans, read the pitch well and executed well.”
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“We had a collapse. It was a fresh wicket and we wanted to put maximum total as we had a good bowling side.”
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Sources
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