In the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team finally opened its winning account by defeating Pakistan. Team India lost its first match to New Zealand by 58 runs. Now Team India has tried to heal that wound by defeating Pakistan. The bowlers and batsmen of the Indian team performed brilliantly in the match against Pakistan.
First of all, due to the brilliant bowling of Shreyanka Patil and Arundhati Reddy, the Indian team was successful in restricting Pakistan to just 105 runs. After this, on the basis of the batting of Shefali Verma and Harmanpreet, the team easily chased the target.
Indian women's team made this record
This is the sixth victory of the Indian team against the Pakistani team in the Women's T20 World Cup. A total of 8 matches have been played between the two teams, out of which Pakistan has won only two. The Indian team is the only team to win 6 matches against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup. Till date, no team has won so many matches against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup. India has gone ahead of England. England has won five matches against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup. Now Team India has gone ahead.
Teams that have won the most matches against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup
- India: 6 wins in 8 matches
- England: 5 wins in 5 matches
- Australia: 3 wins in 3 matches
- New Zealand: 3 wins in 3 matches
- South Africa: 3 wins in 3 matches
Arundhati Reddy took three wickets
In the match against India, there were only four batsmen of Pakistan women's team who could reach double figures. Which includes Maniba Ali (17 runs), Nida Dar (28 runs), Fatima Sana (13 runs), Syeda Aruv Shah (14 runs). Apart from these players, other batsmen failed to perform well. Due to this the team could score only 105 runs in 20 overs. For India, Arundhati Reddy took maximum three wickets.
Shefali Verma scored the most runs for India
The Indian team, which set out to chase a small target, had a very poor start. While star opener Smriti Mandhana was out after scoring only 7 runs. After this, Shefali Verma (32 runs), Jemimah Rodriguez (23 runs), Harmanpreet Kaur (29 runs) played short but brilliant innings and Team India achieved the target. Meanwhile, due to neck pain, she retired and returned to the pavilion.