Richa Ghosh lifts India to 170-6 past Pakistan at Edgbaston — Birmingham Weather
India beat Pakistan in birmingham weather at Edgbaston after Richa Ghosh’s 34 from 17 balls helped push the total to 170-6. The Women’s T20 World Cup Group 1 match drew 18,814 spectators, a record attendance for a women’s T20 World Cup group-stage game.
India scored 105 runs in the last 10 overs, then watched Pakistan lose their last seven wickets for 31 runs. That turned a competitive chase into a result shaped by one late surge and one collapse.
Harmanpreet Kaur at Edgbaston
Harmanpreet Kaur said India had been under pressure in the powerplay, but her partnership with Smriti brought the side back in control. She also pointed to Deepti and Smriti as players who step up when India need a performance.
Kaur said she would like to send Ghosh in from the first ball, but was happy with how she handled her role at the end. She added: "Every game is important. We are very happy with this start, we know that net run-rate might help us towards the end of the group games."
Fatima Sana on Pakistan
Fatima Sana said Pakistan were "very disappointed with the batting performance" and said the side needed to improve quickly because there was still a long way to go in the tournament. She also said senior players dropping catches cost Pakistan the match.
Sana said, "Catches win matches, yes. Unfortunately, it was senior players dropping catches and we need to get better. That cost us the match." She also said Pakistan had been happy with the powerplay with both bat and ball, but the collapses came after that.
England and New Zealand
said there were no games the following day and it would return on Tuesday for New Zealand v Sri Lanka. England were scheduled to continue their campaign against Ireland at 18:30.
The crowd at Edgbaston gave the match a setting beyond the scoreline. India left with two points from a strong finish, while Pakistan left needing a quicker response from both their batting and catching.
