India beat Pak, in Women’s World Cup qualifiers final

EKTA BISHT SHONE FOR INDIA WITH A FIVEWICKET HAUL, FINISHING WITH FIGURES OF 10785. SHIKHA PANDEY CHIPPED IN WITH A COUPLE OF WICKETS.

COLOMBO: The India 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 on Sunday.

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

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 Pakistan batting line-up.

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. “Congratulations @BCCIWomen for defeating Pakistan by 7 wickets in Women’s World Cup qualifier 2017 #IndvPak . Ab to Aadat Si Hai!,” wrote Sehwag on his Twitter handle.