Mandhana hits classy 34-ball 50
India win toss and bat first
Women's T20 World Cup, Group 1, Edgbaston
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Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo's South Africa correspondent on Test Match Special
It has been elegance and power today from Smriti Mandhana, a combination of the two.
She has expertly targeted those areas straight down the ground where the boundaries are a little shorter.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
She is a superstar.
What a way to reach the milestone in one of the biggest games in the cricket calendar.
Ind 80-2
Half-century up with a four!
Smriti Mandhana reaches a 34-ball fifty, lifting Rameen Shamim over the covers.
A superb innings from the India opener.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Oh, look at that. Another delightful shot from Smriti Mandhana.
Something that requires such skill and precision is made to look so simple.
Glorious shot from Smriti Mandhana.
The opener advances down the pitch and gracefully lofts Nashra Sandhu over the off side for four.
One more single takes her to 44 off 32 deliveries.
Could have been tight.
Harmanpreet runs hard for two to mid-wicket and Smriti Mandhana has to make the dive at the non-striker's end.
A direct hit and the opener would have been toast.
Image source, Getty ImagesSix over mid-off!
That's the shot Smriti Mandhana was trying to play off her last ball, when she was dropped off Tasmia Rubab.
This time she sends the same bowler flying over the ropes.
Annesha Ghosh
India cricket journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Smriti Mandhana has a Barbie doll made in her image. She was the world's first cricketer to get a Barbie.
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo's South Africa correspondent on Test Match Special
Image source, PA MediaThat dropped catch and what it'll do to Pakistan's morale and India's momentum... it really could be the pivotal moment.
Image source, PA MediaNashra Sundhu is Pakistan's fifth bowler.
Harmanpreet Kaur guides the left-arm spinner's second ball through a gap in the covers for her first four, then cracks another boundary square with a slog sweep.
India are going at a run a ball thus far.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
You can see Wahab Riaz's influence in Tasmia Rubab - she's a left-armer who likes to swing the ball and Wahab has been coaching her.
Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo's South Africa correspondent on Test Match Special
Image source, PA MediaThat is a huge moment in this game - Aliya Riaz had done all the hard work, got into position and got two hands to it. Her movement was good so I don't have an explanation why it slipped through her fingers - everything was right about it. Maybe she was put off by the roar of the crowd?
Ind 46-2
Oh, that could be costly!
Smriti Mandhana backs away to Tasmia Rubab's penultimate delivery and tries to pump it high through the off side.
She doesn't get enough on the shot with the ball falling just behind mid-off Aliyiah Riaz - she backpedals and seems to have made the ground, but manages to let the ball drop through her hands.
Mandhana takes a single to move to 28, and Harmanpreet adds another as India reach 46-2 at the end of the over.
Rameen Shamim continues out of the powerplay.
It's a solid over for the off-break bowler, just three singles coming off it.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I think Pakistan will probably be quite happy with that powerplay, India haven't got away from them.
Here's how WinViz is looking after the India powerplay.
Image source, CricvizAatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, ReutersSmriti Mandhana had been eyeing up that shot throughout the over. She's able to smile now that it went just past Fatima Sana's outstretched hand.
Driven down the ground!
Smriti Mandhana ends the powerplay in style, powering Fatima Sana across the Edgbaston turf for four.
She moves to 25 from 19 balls - it had been Fatima's over prior to that, with just four runs coming prior to that boundary.
Annesha Ghosh
India cricket journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
India will know they need a big win because it is being called the group of death with Australia and South Africa still to come.
Image source, Getty ImagesSmriti Mandhana is one of only two batters (Mithali Raj is the other) to score more than 200 runs in T20s against Pakistan. If she gets 77 runs today, she'll overtake Mithali at the top of this particular chart.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Verma,caught Muneeba, bowled Sadia Verma, caught Muneeba, bowled Sadia | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 120.00 |
batting,Mandhana,not out batting, Mandhana, not out | 54 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 150.00 |
Rodrigues,caught Natalia, bowled Tasmia Rodrigues, caught Natalia, bowled Tasmia | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14.29 |
batting,Kaur,not out batting, Kaur, not out | 21 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 91.30 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 2 Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 2 | |||||||
Total,84 for 2 11.4 overs Total,84 for 2 11.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sadia | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.50 |
Fatima | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 |
Tasmia | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
Shamim, bowling | 2.4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.62 |
Nashra | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
6 for 1(0.5 overs) | Verma |
18 for 2(3.2 overs) | Rodrigues |
