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India thrash Pakistan to open T20 World Cup with win

Smriti Mandhana's 68-run knock and Deepti Sharma's five-wicket haul helped India secure an impressive 64-run win over Pakistan in Group One of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

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India start Women’s T20 World Cup in style as Sharma makes short work of Pakistan

Group 1: India, 170-6, beat Pakistan, 106, by 64 runsDeepti Sharma takes 5-10 after Mandhana half-centuryThis was a familiar World Cup story: India met Pakistan and for all the talk of history, handshakes and millions of eyeballs, the contest was settled with little drama by the team in blue. Smriti Mandhana started with 68 off 44 balls before Deepti Sharma cleaned up in the second half, taking five for 10 as Harmanpreet Kaur’s side began their tournament with a 64-run victory in Birmingham.Pakistan began well with both bat and ball; chasing 171, they ended the powerplay on 52 for one, Muneeba Ali sweeping hard. But Sharma, player of the tournament at last year’s ODI World Cup, built up the dots with her off-breaks and the danger of an upset quickly subsided. Pakistan struggled to launch spin, routinely finding fielders in the covers as they fell to 79 for six inside 13 overs. Sharma delivered away from the crease, too, running out Muneeba for 41 as Pakistan fell to their fourth consecutive Twenty20 defeat by India. Continue reading...

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