Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: West Indies made a brilliant comeback after their loss to South Africa. Hayley Matthews’ side defeated Scotland by 6 wickets in Dubai on Sunday.

West Indies opened their account in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating Scotland by six wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday (October 6). Hayley Matthews & Co. got off to a very bad start to their campaign when Laura Wolvaardt’s South Africa handed them a massive 10-wicket win. But they continued to dominate the Scots.

West Indies will look to keep the momentum going when they take on Nigar Sultana Joti’s Bangladesh on September 10. Katherine Bryce’s Scotland, on the other hand, will be disappointed with their performance against the 2016 champions, who gave Bangladesh a tough fight in the opening match of the tournament.

Afy Fletcher keeps Scotland in check

After electing to bat first, the Scots lost both their openers, Saskia Horley and Sarah Bryce, in quick succession. Katherine and Alyssa Lister, Sarah’s sister, put on a crucial 46-run stand for the third wicket.

Katherine made 25 while Lister made 26 before both batters were dismissed by spinner Afy Fletcher, who also dismissed Priyanaz Chatterjee and finished with figures of 4-0-22-3.

Lorna Jack and Darcie Carter batted brilliantly to help Scotland post 99 for eight. Chinelle Henry bowled superbly to take the wicket of Sarah Bryce and bowled at an economy rate of 2.50. Skipper Matthews and Karishma Ramharack picked up a wicket each.

West Indies dictate terms

The Caribbean side showed their intent right from the start. Although they lost the wickets of Matthews and Stafanie Taylor in the powerplay, they scored 46 runs to ensure that Scotland could not make a comeback in the match. Qiana Joseph attacked on all cylinders, scoring 31 runs off 18 balls with the help of three fours and a six.

Deandra Dottin faltered against the Proteas, but her innings of 28 runs off 15 balls would have given her a lot of confidence. After a brilliant performance with the ball, Henry also did well with the bat and scored an unbeaten 18 runs off 10 balls. Oliva Bell took two wickets for Scotland, but her efforts went in vain.

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In the Women’s World Cup, Pakistan’s team won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 105 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. In reply, India scored 108 runs for four wickets in 18.5 overs and won the match by six wickets.

IND W vs PAK W Women’s T20 World Cup: India registered a win by six wickets

The Indian team has made a tremendous comeback in the Women’s T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan by six wickets. In this match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, Harmanpreet Kaur’s army won their first win in the World Cup on the basis of all-around performance.

Let us tell you that before this, Team India had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of New Zealand. Status of the points table in the women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

If we look at the points table of Group A, then the Indian team has reached the fourth position with this victory. They have two points in their account. However, their net run rate is -1.217.

Now the Indian team has to play its next match on the same ground against Sri Lanka on October 9. On the other hand, this defeat has not affected Pakistan much. Fatima Sana’s team is currently in third place.

They also have two points in their account and the net run rate is +0.555. New Zealand is at the top while Australia is in the second position. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan team has reached the last position.

In this women’s T20 World Cup match played on Sunday, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 105 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Indian team scored 108 runs for four wickets in 18.5 overs and won the match by six wickets.

Shefali-Jemima and Harmanpreet’s hard work paid off

The Indian women’s team, which came out to chase the target, had a good start in the women’s T20 World Cup Ind vs Pak match. A good partnership was developing between Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana when Sadia Iqbal made India’s vice-captain her victim. Mandhana returned to the pavilion after scoring seven runs in this match.

After this, Jemima took over the front. She shared a 43-run partnership with Shefali for the second wicket. Omaima got the opener caught by Aaliyah in the 12th over. She was dismissed after playing an innings of 32 runs.

At the same time, Jemima scored 23 runs. In this match, Harmanpreet Singh took the news of Pakistan’s bowlers. However, she retired hurt just before winning the match. She played a strong innings of 29 runs and brought India close to victory.

Deepti Sharma and Sajeevan Sajna remained unbeaten after scoring seven and four runs respectively. At the same time, Richa Ghosh could not score any runs. For Bangladesh, Fatima Sana took two wickets while Sadia and Omaima got one wicket each. Pakistan gave a target of 106 runs to India

India and Pakistan teams, included in Group A of the Women’s T20 World Cup, are facing each other in their second match today. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 105 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. Nida Dar scored the highest 28 runs for the Pakistan team.

Apart from her, no batsman could touch the individual score of 20 runs. In this inning, Pakistan’s batting order collapsed like a pack of cards. India’s bowlers performed brilliantly and did not give any batsman a chance to settle at the crease.

During this, Muniba scored 17, Gul Ferozza zero, Sidra Amin eight, Omaima Sohail three, Alia Riyaz four, Fatima Sana 13, Tuba Hasan zero, Sayeda 14* and Nashra six* runs. For India, Arundhati Reddy took three and Shreyanka Patil took two wickets. Whereas Renuka, Deepti, and Asha got one wicket each.

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