Dubai | Pakistan skipper fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bat against India in their Women's T20 World Cup match here Sunday.
India have made one change to their side with off-spinner Sajeevan Sajana replacing medium pacer Pooja Vastrakar, who is troubled by a niggle.
In Pakistan playing XI, leg spinner Syeda Aroob Shah has replaced medium pacer Diana Baig.
Teams:
India Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, S Sajana, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, and Renuka Thakur Singh.
Pakistan Women: Muneeba Ali(wk), Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana (c), Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah, and Sadia Iqbal.
A disciplined India restricted Pakistan to 105 for eight in their much-awaited ICC Women's T20 World Cup match here on Sunday.
Pakistan decided to bat first after winning the toss but they failed to get off to a good start and struggled through the innings.
Nida Dar top-scored for Pakistan with 28 off 34 balls.
The Indian bowlers maintained a tight line and length to stifle the Pakistan batters while picking up wickets at regular intervals.
Off-spinner Shreyanka Patil (2/12) and Arundhati Reddy (3/19) grabbed five wickets between them.
Brief scores:
Pakistan: 105/8 in 20 overs (Nida Dar 28; Shreyanka Patil 2/12, Arundhati Reddy 3/19).
Scoreboard of the women's T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan here on Sunday.
Pakistan:
Muneeba Ali st Ghosh b Patil 17
Gull Feroza b Renuka Singh 0
Sidra Amin b Sharma 8
Omaima Sohail c Shafali Verma b Reddy 3
Nida Dar b Reddy 28
Aliya Riaz lbw b Reddy 4
Fatima Sana c Ghosh b Sobhana 13
Tuba Hassan c Shafali Verma b Patil 0
Syeda Aroob Shah not out 14
Nashra Sandhu not out 6
Extras: (B-2, LB-1, W-9) 12
Total (For 8 wkts, 20 overs) 105
Fall of wkts: 1-1, 2-25, 3-33, 4-41, 5-52, 6-70, 7-71, 8-99.
Bowling: Renuka Singh 4-0-23-1, Deepti Sharma 4-0-24-1, Arundhati Reddy 4-0-19-3,
Shreyanka Patil 4-1-12-2, Asha Sobhana 4-0-24-1.
