CWG 2022: Smriti Mandhana shines as India outclass Pakistan at Edgbaston
Updated On: 01 August, 2022 08:11 AM IST | Birmingham | V Krishnaswamy
Indian women win Indo-Pak clash, where camaraderie among fans and players was hard to miss
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Pakistan’s Fatima Sana (left) congratulates Smriti Mandhana after India’s victory yesterday. Pic/Bipin Patel
An India-Pakistan match, regardless of the sport, is a big event. More so in Birmingham, where the population is largely South Asian from these two countries. It was not a men’s cricket clash, which evokes lot of partisanship other than interest. But the women’s T20 match in the first-ever T20 cricket competition at the Commonwealth Games did evince a lot of interest.
18 overs per side
But there was little stress and lot of fun. The crowd had gathered at Edgbaston despite the morning drizzle, which delayed the start and reduced the match to 18 overs a side. There were supporters of either sides clad in their team colours and shirts, but the camaraderie among the fans and players was hard to miss. After dismissing Pakistan for 99, Smriti Mandhana scored an unbeaten 63 off 42 balls to hand Pakistan an eight-wicket loss. Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said, “It was an important match for us, especially after the way the first one [against Australia] had gone. We had to win this and it was a good win.”
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