CWG 2022: Indian women crush Pakistan by 8 wickets

The Indian women's cricket team on Sunday defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in a rain-curtailed match at the Commonwealth Games 2022. After bowling Pakistan out for just 99, Smriti Mandhana scored a quickfire half-century and guided India home in just 12 overs. With this, India registered their first win in cricket at the CWG 2022 and are currently topping Group A. Sneh Rana’s fiery spell and Smriti Mandhana's superb fifty helped the Indian team beat Pakistan. Earlier, the Indian team bundled out Pakistan for 99 in the 18 overs of the rain-curtailed match of the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. For India, Sneh Rana and Radha Yadav bagged two wickets each. For Pakistan, Muneeba Ali (32) was the top scorer for them.Opting to bat first, Pakistan’s women’s team got off to a bad start as they lost their opener, Iram Javed, who was dismissed by Meghna Singh after scoring zero runs. Captain Bismah Maroof then came out to bat and started smashing Indian bowlers all around the ground, but her stint was cut short by Sneh Rana, scoring just 17 runs in 19 runs.