Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Team India on winning their first match in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 against Pakistan at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
“Congratulate Team India on winning their first match in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 against Pakistan. Wish the team all the best for the upcoming matches”, the CM tweeted.
Congratulate #TeamIndia on winning their first match in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 against #Pakistan. Wish the team all the best for the upcoming matches.#INDvPAK #CWC22@BCCIWomen
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) March 6, 2022
A fighting batting effort followed by a clinical bowling performance helped India thrash arch-rivals Pakistan by 107 runs in their opening match of the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup.
Riding on brilliant fifties from Pooja Vastrakar (67 off 59), Sneh Rana (53 not out off 48) and Smriti Mandhana (52 off 75), India posted a challenging 244/7 in 50 overs. Apart from Vastrakar, Rana and Mandhana, all-rounder Deepti Sharma (1/31) also played a valuable knock (40 off 57).
In reply, none of the Pakistan batters could score big and their team was bowled out for 137 in 43 overs, losing by a huge margin of 107 runs.
With this win, the Indian women’s team maintained its unbeaten record against Pakistan in the Women’s World Cups. They have played 11 matches and won all so far.