India has started its world cup campaign against its arch-rivals Pakistan. Batting first, India has lost the wicket of Shefali Varma for a duck. However, Smriti Mandhana and Deepthi Sharma settled things. Smriti, in particular, is impressive. She brought a nice fifty to her name.
But, India has lost the plot in the middle. From 96/1 to 114/6, India has shown how panic will wrap things up quickly. Middle-order failed completely with Mithali, Harmanpreet, Richa Ghosh failed to create any impact. Mithali has taken 36 balls to score 9 runs which have taken the momentum completely away from India.
With Pakistan clearly on top, at that moment, everyone thought the innings is about to be closed soon. However, Vastrakar and Sneh Rana had other ideas. They batted smartly, rotating the strike, scoring timely boundaries.
showing their teammates how things should be done. They reached their individual fifties and put India in a commanding position. India has scored 244, thanks to both, in its 50 overs. Pakistan has started the chase and has been relatively slow in its approach.
