Women Asia Cup: Pakistan beat India by 13 runs

Pakistan veteran Nida Dar was the star of the show with her magnificent all-round performance.

Women Asia Cup: Pakistan beat India by 13 runs. Pakistan women’s cricket team beat Indian women team by 13 runs in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup 2022 in Sylhet.

Pakistan veteran cricketer Nida Dar was the star of the show with her magnificent all-round performance. She posted 56 runs off just 37 balls.

With Dar’s help Pakistan managed to score 137-6 and limit the arch-rivals on 124 by sending the whole team back to the pavilion.

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India’s Richa Ghosh struck 26 off 13 balls to give Pakistan a scare but once she was dismissed, the match was heading in only one direction.

Just the third time in their history of T20 cricket that Pakistan have managed to beat India. The win was setup by Nida Dar who scored a power-packed fifty and then picked two crucial wickets. Nashra Sandhu too was brilliant taking three important wickets, while Sadia Iqbal also picked up two scalps. Aiman Anwar and Tuba Hassan also managed to take a wicket each.

Thailand beat Pakistan by four wickets to hand Pakistan their first loss in the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on Thursday morning.

Pakistan bowlers bowled well but failed to stop Thailand from reaching the modest 117-run target. Thailand chased down the target on the penultimate ball of the match. Requiring 16 runs from two overs, the 19th over went for only six runs bowled by Nida Dar, who picked the prized scalp of Natthakan Chantham who top-scored with a 51-ball 61, which included five fours and two sixes.