India easy victors, good all-round performance by them. Kept the pressure on Pakistan throughout when they were bowling. Pakistan ran appaliingly, perhaps as a result of that very pressure. The strapped-ankle Jhulan Goswami shakes hands with all the Pakistan players as they come off, she may miss the semi against Sri Lanka on Tuesday for sure. Mithali Raj is the Player of the Match though she's the first to praise her team for their contributions to the victory.
The other semi-final of the ACC Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup is between Bangladesh and Pakistan, on Tuesday. Thanks for logging on, we're back with the remaining group matches from Guangzhou tomorrow.
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs | IND-W: 92/2 (2 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.11, RRR: 1.00)
- Mithali Raj35 (37b)
- Harmanpreet Kaur11 (17b)
- Mariam Hasan4-0-15-2
- Sana Mir4-0-21-0
END OF OVER:17 | 5 Runs | IND-W: 88/2 (6 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.17, RRR: 2.00)
- Mithali Raj33 (34b)
- Harmanpreet Kaur9 (14b)
- Sana Mir4-0-21-0
- Sadia Yousuf4-0-18-0
Last time these two played in the T20 World Cup in Colombo, Pakistan won by a run, Highly unlikely to happen this time, though both sides may well meet in the Final here in China again on Wednesday
END OF OVER:16 | 6 Runs | IND-W: 83/2 (11 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.18, RRR: 2.75)
- Mithali Raj29 (30b)
- Harmanpreet Kaur8 (12b)
- Sadia Yousuf4-0-18-0
- Sana Mir3-0-16-0
India cruising this, two very good batters in the middle