Commonwealth Games: India thrash Pakistan in cricket

India cruised to an eight-wicket win over fierce rivals Pakistan in their Commonwealth Games Group A cricket match at Edgbaston.
Commonwealth Online games Group A, Edgbaston:
India 102-2 (11. 4 overs) beat Pakistan 99 all out (18 overs) by eight wickets – scorecard

India cruised to an eight-wicket make an impression on fierce rivals Pakistan in their Commonwealth Online games cricket match.

Opener Smriti Mandhana struck 63 off 42 tennis balls as India chased down Pakistan’s overall of 99 along with 38 balls to spare.

Pakistan, who were no match for India’s bowling attack, were dismissed with the final ball of their innings, which had been reduced to 18 overs due to rain at Edgbaston.

India spinner Sneh Rana starred, taking 2-15 in the Group A match up.

Sunday’s win sees India proceed top of Swimming pool A after jumping back from a good opening defeat by Australia.

They can reach the semi-finals with a victory over Barbados in their final group stage suit on Wednesday, giving the Caribbean country lose to planet champions Australia upon Sunday (18: 00 BST start).

Pakistan have lost both of their Pool The fixtures and need a big win over Australia and an unlikely string of leads to go their method to qualify for the last 4.