Women's Asia Cup: Pakistan beat India by 13 runs

Sylhet: In the Women's Asia Cup, Pakistan beat India by 13 runs in Sylhet on Friday.

Chasing a victory target of 138 runs against Pakistan, India were all out for 124 in 19.4 runs.

Pakistan veteran cricketer Nida Dar was the star of the show with her magnificent all-rounder performance. She posted 56 runs off just 37 balls.

With Dar’s help Pakistan managed to score 137-6 and limit the arch-rivals on 124 by sending the whole team back to the pavilion.

India’s Richa Ghosh struck 26 off 13 balls to give Pakistan a scare but once she was dismissed, the match was heading in only one direction.

Just the third time in their history of T20 cricket that Pakistan have managed to beat India. The win was setup by Nida Dar who scored a power-packed fifty and then picked two crucial wickets. Nashra Sandhu too was brilliant taking three important wickets, while Sadia Iqbal also picked up two scalps. Aiman Anwar and Tuba Hassan also managed to take a wicket each.