India Vs Pakistan, ICC Women's T20 World Cup: IND-W Bat First Against PAK-W In Birmingham

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana conjured a stand after twin blows to take India towards a steady position against arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday. After India lost Shafali Verma (6) and Jemimah Rodrigues (1) cheaply within team total of 18, Mandhana (36 batting) and Kaur (20 batting) stemmed the initial rot with a 47-run stand for the third wicket. Mandhana got a reprieve when Aliya Riaz running backwards from her mid-off position failed to hold onto a regulation catch. The unlucky bowler was left-arm seamer Tasmia Rubab, who had dismissed Rodrigues.

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India's Smriti Mandhana, left, and Harmanpreet Kaur running between the wickets during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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India's Smriti Mandhana hits a boundary during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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Pakistan's Natalia Parvaiz celebrates taking the wicket of India's Jemimah Rodrigues during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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India's Smriti Mandhana hits her 50th run during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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Pakistan's Saira Jabeen fails to catch a shot from India's Smriti Mandhana during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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India's Smriti Mandhana is caught out by Pakistan's Fatima Sana during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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India's Harmanpreet Kaur bats during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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Pakistan's Fatima Sana bowls during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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Pakistan's Tasmia Rubab reacts after India's Deepti Sharma hits a boundary during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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India's Richa Ghosh bats during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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Pakistan's Gull Feroza batting during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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India's Arundhati Reddy bowls during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. | Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
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