2 Wickets ! India are just one wicket away from a win

Rajeshwari Gayakwad could end with a five-wicket haul as India need one wicket to win

PAK W 114/9 after 37 overs

Wicket ! India dictating terms with Pakistan’s seventh wicket down

Rajeshwari Gayakwad gets her third wicket, Fatima Sana departs for 17 runs

PAK 98/7 after 33.1 overs

Pakistan women are yet to reach the 100-run mark

Pakistan women are yet to reach the 100-run mark and have only four wickets in hand

Indian bowlers will be looking to make light work of the wickets left

PAK 98/6 after 33 overs

Wicket! Rajeshwari Gayakwad gets her second wicket of the match

Rajeshwari Gayakwad gets her second of the day as Richa Ghosh executes a fabulous stumping to get rid of Aliya Riaz for 11 runs

PAK W 87/6 after 30 overs

Pakistan women need to increase their scoring rate

Pakistan women are struggling to cope up with the required run-rate

The Indian spinners are easily dominating play in the middle-overs

PAK W 87/5 after 29.5 overs

Two wickets in two back-to-back overs for Jhulan Goswami

Jhulan Goswami bowls superbly to claim two wickets in her two back-to-back overs as Pakistan struggled to consolidate after a decent start

PAK W 70/5 after 23.1 overs

Wicket! Another breakthrough – Sneh Rana gets the crucial wicket of Omaima Sohail for 5 runs

Sneh Rana dismisses Omaima Sohail for 5 runs as India grab two quick wickets

PAK W 58/3 after 18.2 overs

Wicket – Pakistan skipper Bismah Maroof departs for 15 runs

Captain Bismah Maroof is gone and Pakistan are in a spot of bother here

Deepti Sharma gets the skipper to nick one to the keeper while attempting a sweep

PAK W 53/2 after 17.4 overs

Deepti Sharma is making scoring difficult for the Pakistan batters

Pakistan batters are finding it hard to score against the likes of Deepti Sharma

The run-rate has gone up to run-a-ball now

PAK W 49/1 after 17.2 overs

15 Overs End- Pakistan women are striking the ball cleanly keeping mind the run-rate

India will be looking to penetrate deep into the Pakistan batting line-up as spinners take charge by the end of the 15th over

PAK W 43/1 after 15 overs

Wicket – Javeria departs for 11 runs

India have finally got the first breakthrough as Javeria departs while trying to take on Gayakwad

PAK W 28/1 after 11 overs

Four – Javeria hits her first boundary of the innings

Javeria hits her first boundary of the innings to get going

Pakistan are slowly beginning to open up in the run-chase

PAK W 23/0 after 9.4 overs

Only the second four of the Pakistan innings in the 9th over

Amin hits her second four as Pakistan are playing it very safe here against Indian bowlers

PAK W 17/0 after 8.4 overs

India women will look to mount more pressure on the Pakistan women batters

India women have started well with the ball, conceding only 6 runs in the first five overs

PAK W 6/0 after 5 overs

Pakistan look confident in their reply

Pakistan openers are looking quite confident as they timed the ball nicely in the first overt

PAK W 4/0 after 1 over

Pakistan reply begins, India’s Jhulan Goswami starts proceedings

Pakistan women openers Javeria Khan and Sidra Amin are in the middle

Jhulan Goswami starts proceedings for India women

PAK W 2/0 after 0.1 overs

India end at 244/7 in 50 overs !

Indian women recovered brilliantly after enduring a poor start at the beginning to post 244/7 in their 50 overs

Innings Break!

A stupendous 122-run stand between @Vastrakarp25 (67) & @SnehRana15 (53*) propels #TeamIndia to a total of 244/7 on the board.

Scorecard – https://t.co/ilSub2ptIC #INDvPAK #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/xPlrNO2HZP

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 6, 2022

50 for Sneh Rana as India aim for a 250-run total and beyond

Sneh Rana has batted brilliantly to score a fantastic half-century

INDW 226/6 after 48.2 overs

50 for Pooja Vastrakar as India inch closer towards a good score

Pooja Vastrakar is playing some of the most superb shots to gather crucial runs towards the end of the innings as she brings her fifty in style

INDW 209/6 after 46.1 overs

200-up as India eye big end to the innings

Highest ever seventh wicket partnership in ODIs as India reach 200 runs with 29 balls still to go

INDW 200/6 after 45.1 overs

Pooja Vastrakar is playing one of the best innings of her life

Pooja Vastrakar is inching closer to her half-century as India aim to put up a competitive total

INDW 192/6 after 44 overs

Sneh and Pooja rallying along in the last 10 overs

Both Sneh and Pooja are playing some breathtaking shots as they bid for a more than decent total in the last few overs

INDW 182/6 after 42 overs

Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar are charging here with positive stroke play

Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar have brought up their 50-run unbeaten stand for the seventh wicket

India will aim for a good score as they enter the last 10 overs of their innings

INDW 164/6 after 40.1 overs

Vastrakar is on the charge here, India aiming for a respectable total

Vastrakar is finding the gaps brilliantly as India aim to post a good total

INDW 148/6 after 38.3 overs

Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana are showcasing positive intent after fall of wickets

Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana are taking the attack to the opposition with frequent boundaries after the fall of wickets

INDW 129/6 after 36 overs

Wicket- Captain Mithali Raj loses her wicket for 9 nine runs, India 6 six down

India are struggling here as they lose Mithali Raj for nine runs

Pakistan will look to bowl out India for a low score here

INDW 114/6 after 33.1 overs

Wicket – Richa Ghosh is dismissed for 1 run as India are 5 down

Nida Dar jolts India with another wicket

After claiming Harmanpreet, Dar claims Richa Ghosh’s crucial wicket for 1 run to put India in a spot of bother

INDW 112/5 after 30.5 overs

Wicket – Harmanpreet Departs for 5 runs, India are 4 down now

Vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur disappoints yet again as she departs for only 5 runs

India are 4 down now and will hope skipper Mithali to come good in their bid to post a good total

INDW 108/4 after 28.4 overs

Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj key to India’s hopes of putting up a big total

India women will look towards the experienced duo of Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj tp bail them out

INDW 104/3 after 27 overs

Wicket – Mandhana is dismissed for 52 runs, India 3 down

Smriti Mandhana is dismissed for 52 by Anam Amin as India are suddenly on the backfoot with two quick wickets

INDW 98/3 after 24.1 overs

Wicket – Deepti Sharma departs for 40 runs

India’s Deepti Sharma departed the very next ball after Mandhana scored her fifty

India are now two down and have captain Mithali Raj at the crease

INDW 96/2 after 22 overs

Fifty – Smriti Mandhana scores a brilliant half-century

Smriti Mandhana fights her way through after a slow start to register a well-deserved fifty

INDW 96/1 after 21.5 overs

India women are on track and in control of proceedings now

Smriti and Deepti have more or less brought India out of trouble as they look to consolidate with a good partnership

INDW 64/1 after 15 overs

50-run partnership for the 2nd wicket between Deepti and Mandhana

India are slowly but surely rebuilding here with a 50-run stand for the second wicket between Deepti Sharma and Smriti Mandhana

INDW 54/1 after 13.1 overs

Good strike-rotation from Mandhana as scoreboard is kept active by India women

Mandhana is cleverly rotating strike and keeping the scoreboard moving as she attempts to break shackles

INDW 46/1 after 12 overs

SIX – Smriti takes the aerial route that goes all the way for a six over long off

Smriti Mandhana releases some pressure with a controlled shot over the long off fence for a six

INDW 33/1 after 10 overs

Smriti Mandhana holds key for India after the loss of Shafali

India are banking upon their hopes on Smriti Mandhana to register a good start despite the early wicket

Deepti Sharma will need to provide ample support for India to lay down a strong platform

INDW 21/1 after 8 overs

Tough first 5 overs for India, Pakistan bowlers dominating proceedings

India have been put on the backfoot right away as they are struggling to accumulate runs against the new ball

INDW 15/1 after 5 overs

India receive first blow – Shafali departs for a duck

Shafali Verma is clean bowled by Diana Baig as she attempts a nothing shot

India lose their first wicket early

INDW 4/1 after 3 overs

Cautious start from India women at the start

Anam Amin takes the ball from the other end

Cautious start from Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma at the start

INDW 3/0 after 1 over