India beats Pakistan by 7 wickets in Women's T20 Asia Cup

KUALA LUMPUR:  Indian cricket team on Saturday thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets in the Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup,  at Kinrara Academy Oval.

Batting first, Pakistan put up a target of 72 runs. Only two Pakistani Batsmen Nahida Khan and Sana Mir were able to reach double figures scoring 18 and 20 runs respectively.

While Sana Mir remained not out the entire team was knocked out for 72 runs for a loss of seven wickets.

On the other hand partnership between Indian batsmen, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana gained the Indian team a number of 65 runs. The First scoring 34 from 49 balls and the other 38 from 40 balls, both together guided India to a victory with seven wickets.

This Victory landed India to the final which will be played on Sunday.

Pakistan will have to wait for the outcome of the other match between third-placed Bangladesh and hosts Malaysia, to know their fate.

Prior to this tournament, Pakistan has managed to reach the Finals of Women’s Asia Cup twice.

Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and host Malaysia are participating in the event.