BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Deepti Sharma took five wickets and India bowled out Pakistan for 106 to successfully begin their latest quest for a first Women's Twenty20 World Cup ****** le on Sunday.
Sharma spun out the last three wickets in five ****** as India defended 170 and won by 64 runs in front of a heavily partisan Edgbaston crowd, a sell-out 18,814, a record attendance for a World Cup group match.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh pulled off a record chase on the same pitch to win the Netherlands' first World Cup match. Bangladesh reached 141-4 with five ****** remaining after having never scored more than 126 in a successful World Cup chase.
India labored through the powerplay but after Smriti Mandhana (68) was dropped on 27 off 24 ****** , she was inspired by the life to lash out. She needed only another 10 ****** to reach 50. She was dropped again on 55 and top-edged onto her own helmet, forcing a concussion check. She passed, smacked her ninth boundary and was out to a great low grab by Pakistan captain Fatima Sana.
Mandhana's wicket started a mini collapse including captain Harmanpreet Kaur on 36. India started the 19th over at 132-5, hoping for 150. But Richa Ghosh exploded with 34 off 17 ****** . With Sharma, they took 23 runs off World Cup debutant Tasmia Rubab, and Sana conceded 15 in the last over.
Sharma spun out the last three wickets in five ****** as India defended 170 and won by 64 runs in front of a heavily partisan Edgbaston crowd, a sell-out 18,814, a record attendance for a World Cup group match.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh pulled off a record chase on the same pitch to win the Netherlands' first World Cup match. Bangladesh reached 141-4 with five ****** remaining after having never scored more than 126 in a successful World Cup chase.
India labored through the powerplay but after Smriti Mandhana (68) was dropped on 27 off 24 ****** , she was inspired by the life to lash out. She needed only another 10 ****** to reach 50. She was dropped again on 55 and top-edged onto her own helmet, forcing a concussion check. She passed, smacked her ninth boundary and was out to a great low grab by Pakistan captain Fatima Sana.
Mandhana's wicket started a mini collapse including captain Harmanpreet Kaur on 36. India started the 19th over at 132-5, hoping for 150. But Richa Ghosh exploded with 34 off 17 ****** . With Sharma, they took 23 runs off World Cup debutant Tasmia Rubab, and Sana conceded 15 in the last over.
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