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Indo-Pak clash in CWG: India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets, bowlers in blue shine in Birmingham sun

BIRMINGHAM, JULY 31 :  India produced a splendid show to notch up a dominating eight-wicket win over Pakistan in a rain-hit women’s group A match of the 22nd Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

Opting to bat, Pakistan folded for 99 with Sneh Rana (2/15) and Radha Yadav (2/18) taking two wickets each after the match was reduced to 18 overs a side affair due to rain.

Renuka Singh (1/20), Meghna Singh (1/21) and Shafali Verma (1/8) snapped one wicket each.

For Pakistan, opener Muneeba Ali was the top scorer with a 30-ball 32.

In reply, India overhauled the target in 11.4 overs with Smriti Mandhana smashing an unbeaten 42-ball 63.

Brief Scores: Pakistan women: 99 all out in 18 overs (Muneeba Ali 32; Sneh Rana 2/15) India women: 102 for 2 in 11.4 overs (Smriti Mandhana 63; Tuba Hassan 1/18).

-PTI

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