India win women's T20 at Commonwealth Games
Defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets
Batting first, Pakistan all out for 99 runs in 18 overs
India scored 102 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 11.4 overs
India's Smriti Mandhana scored an unbeaten 63
Even though it has been 3 days since the Commonwealth Games started, India has dominated. India has so far won 5 medals in the Commonwealth and now India has hoisted the flag in women's cricket as well. India has now opened the account of victory in cricket in the Commonwealth Games.
In the fifth T-20 match, India defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets
India defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the fifth T-20 match of the Commonwealth Games played at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. Team India led by Harmanpreet Kaur scored 102 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in just 11.4 overs. Smriti Mandhana scored 63 runs off 42 balls for India. Smriti hit 8 fours and 3 sixes in her innings. Smriti broke down fatally on the Pakistani bowlers. Not a single Pakistani bowler could stand against him.
Pakistan team all out for just 99 runs in 18 overs
After winning the toss and batting first, the Pakistani team had to fall prey to India's lethal bowling. The Pakistani cricketers fell on their knees against the bowling of the Indian women bowlers and the entire team gathered in the pavilion after being bowled out for just 99 runs in 18 overs. Pakistan's condition deteriorated to such an extent that they lost their last 5 wickets for just 3 runs. Sneh Rana and Radha Yadav took 2 wickets each for India.
Mandhana-Shafali put on a partnership of 61 runs off 35 balls
Chasing 100 runs, Team India created a ruckus right from the start. In the first 6 overs, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma shared 61 runs in 35 balls on behalf of India and shocked the Pakistani bowlers. Shafali Verma was dismissed after scoring 16 runs. Smriti Mandhana was unbeaten on 63 runs.
India scored 102 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 11.4 overs
India scored 102 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in just 11.4 overs and won the match.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that is currently taking place in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 8 August 2022
Birmingham was announced as host on 21 December 2017, marking England's third time hosting the Commonwealth Games after London 1934 and Manchester 2002, and the 7th Games in the United Kingdom after London and Manchester, Cardiff 1958, Edinburgh 1970 and 1986, and Glasgow 2014.
How many countries are in the Commonwealth 2022?
72 nations
Over 11 days of action, about 6,500 competitors and officials from 72 nations and territories are participating in the 22nd Commonwealth Games. It is the biggest multi-sport event to be held in the UK since the 2012 London Olympics
India's win in women's T20 at the Commonwealth Games Watch highlights of Pakistan's 8-wicket defeat
