India Women vs Pakistan Women, 5th Match, Group A, Commonwealth Games Womens Cricket Competition 2022 - CommentaryINDW vs PAKW, 5th Match, Group A, Commonwealth Games Womens Cricket Competition 2022 - Commentary

India Women won by 8 wkts - Match reduced to 18 Overs due to rain

PAKW

99(18)

INDW

102/2(11.4)

After all that hype of the arch-rivals clash, we've gotten a one-sided encounter. But at least, we got a game because with the initial rain, things didn't look great at one point. India have bounced back with a bang after their loss to Australia, and this new high-intent approach with the bat certainly is working a treat for them. As for Pakistan, missing Nida Dar was a body blow and they need an overhaul in their thought process you'd think, at least in this format. Hope you enjoyed our coverage of the game. Until then next time, this is Hari Sadanandan signing off on behalf of Sagar Chawla and Vinod Kumar. Cheers!

14:16 Local Time, 13:16 GMT, 18:46 IST: India have absolutely bulldozed past their arch-rivals in this game. Pakistan were never really in the contest, except maybe when Muneeba and Bismah put on that partnership, but once that was broken, it was India all the way. 99 was honestly not going to be much of a threat to India's batting unit, not on this pitch, and the Mandhana-Varma partnership made a mockery of the target. Unlike the usual days, it was the left-hander who stole the show right from the get-go, producing a rollicking fifty that had pure class written all over it. Pakistan had no answers to the onslaught and the margin of this win gives a nitro-boost to India's net run rate - something that could come into play. Pakistan are more-or-less eliminated and only mathematical possibilities remain, none of which seem probable.

11.4

Fatima Sana to Mandhana, FOUR, and there's the glory hit to finish a dominating win for India! On a length, angling across Mandhana who had shuffled early to counter the wider line and just hoicked across the line with aplomb. Almost went all the way

11.3

Fatima Sana to Rodrigues, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Rodrigues drives it towards cover and gets Mandhana back on strike

11.2

Fatima Sana to Rodrigues, no run, quite full and on off, Rodrigues drives it firmly back towards the bowler

11.1

Fatima Sana to Mandhana, 1 run, full and slanting into the pads, Mandhana heaves uppishly but can't find the gap at deep mid-wicket

Over 11

96-2

020W11(4 runs)

Smriti Mandhana

58 (40)

Jemimah Rodrigues

1 (1)

Omaima Sohail

3-0-20-1

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10.6

Omaima Sohail to Mandhana, 1 run, down the track goes Mandhana, aiming for a big shot but Sohail throws it up wide, Mandhana convers it into a full toss and drives this to sweeper cover

10.5

Omaima Sohail to Rodrigues, 1 run, quicker on on middle and leg, worked away through square leg

Jemimah Rodrigues, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.4

Omaima Sohail to Meghana, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Meghana in the bid to finish things off quickly, has perished. Stepped out, wanting to go straight down the ground with the loft but this off break spun back, past the swinging blade and made a mess of the stumps. Meghana will be disappointed, situations like these are when you get a pressure-free environment to have a bat and she could have tried to get a 'not out' to boost her morale. Meghana b Omaima Sohail 14(16) [4s-2]

Omaima Sohail to Meghana, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

10.3

Omaima Sohail to Meghana, no run, flatter and wider, skids on, Meghana looks to cut but is beaten

10.2

Omaima Sohail to Meghana, 2 runs, uppish slash but sneaks through the gap at backward point! Quicker and wider, Meghana goes for the back foot cut, and was cramped due to the extra bounce

10.1

Omaima Sohail to Meghana, no run, shorter and much wider, Meghana stays back to cut but can't beat backward point

Over 10

92-1

011110(4 runs)

Smriti Mandhana

57 (39)

Sabbhineni Meghana

12 (12)

Fatima Sana

2-0-15-0

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9.6

Fatima Sana to Mandhana, no run, pitched right up and Mandhana plays a lovely straight drive back towards Sana who gets her foot in the way to stop a certain boundary

9.5

Fatima Sana to Meghana, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Meghana drives it away to deep extra cover

9.4

Fatima Sana to Mandhana, 1 run, away-angler outside off, Mandhana drives it away to sweeper cover

9.3

Fatima Sana to Meghana, 1 run, full toss, Meghana drills it uppishly back past the bowler, down to long-on

9.2

Fatima Sana to Mandhana, 1 run, fuller and wider, Mandhana strokes it away to sweeper cover

9.1

Fatima Sana to Mandhana, no run, direct hit but Mandhana is back in comfortably! Wanted to pull this away and got struck on the back thigh. Thought about the single but was sent back just in time, before short third could fire the direct hit