A half-century to opener Smriti Mandhana has India well placed in their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan on Sunday.
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Mandhana scored 52 from 75 deliveries to help build a strong foundation as India reached 100/3 after 25 overs Mount Maunganui.
Skipper Mithali Raj and star batter Harmanpreet Kaur are not out at the crease as India will look to increase the scoring rate on what appears to be a good batting wicket.
Raj won the toss and chose to bat first, but the decision backfired with opener Shafali Verma (0) bowled by Pakistan seamer Diana Baig in the third over of the day.
Deepti Sharma looked assured at the crease and had a partnership of 92 with Mandhana before she too was bowled by Nashra Sandhu.
Mandhana fell shortly after, leaving India with plenty of work to do if they want to post a big total from their 50 overs.
Pakistan team: Javeria Khan, Sidra Ameen, Bismah Maroof (c), Omaima Sohial, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Sidra Nawaz, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Anam Amin
India team: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj (c), Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad