IND Women beat PAK Women, IND Women won by 95 runs

That's all from us today. Hope you enjoyed the contest in the field and ESPNcricinfo's live ball-by-ball commentary. Three matches are lined up for July 5, and we will see you then. Thanks very much for keeping company.

Mithali Raj: "There were some anxious moments when we lost the top-order. One of the off days for them. The partnership between Sushma Verma and Jhulan was crucial. After we got to 160, we knew it could be anybody's game."

Sana Mir: "This has been our best bowling performance against India. As Mithali said, the last 20-30 runs we gave away helped them. Our fielding was good, Diana brings a lot of spark to the team, she is a great athlete. Nashra Sandhu, who was our best bowler in the qualifier, bowled very well. The top order played too many cross shots, and if you play those shots against disciplined bowling, then you can't do much about it."

4.50pm: Ekta Bisht bags the Player-of-theMatch award for her 5 for 18. Here's what she thinks of her five-for: "It feels good, the plan was to pile on dot balls, because we were confident of the total. I don't face much of a problem bowling with the new ball. The track spun more than it had during our game against England. Irrespective of how the pitch is, my job is to bowl and take wickets, and I hope I can continue doing that for my team."

Pawan Verma : "The beauty of this young Indian side is, they perform as a team. In first few matches, their top order clicked and backed by their bowlers and now in a crucial encounter against the arch-rivals their top order failed but lower order took them to the shore. When it mattered most their bowlers didn't disappoint today and wrapped them in a mere total. " That sums up India's performance today quite well.

Bisht gets three, oh wait, four hugs (in total) from her team-mates. The tally of hugs is lower than her haul with the ball today, though. Lots of high-fives and wide grins on display from the victors.

And there you have it, India win by 95 runs. Some great display of left-arm spin we were treated to through this match. Sadia Yousuf's 2 for 30, Nashra Sandhu's 4 for 26 were bettered by Ekta Bisht's 5 for 18.

38.1

Joshi to Sana Mir, OUT

betters the last yorker from the previous over, pitches it on the stumps, the ball swings away slightly, Mir backs away, tries to drill it off the turf, but fails to do so. The ball deflects after kissing her boots and crashes into the stumps. That's it, then

Sana Mir b Joshi 29 (73b 3x4 0x6 82m) SR: 39.72

Over38

1 run

PAK-W 74/9CRR: 1.94 RRR: 8.00

Sadia Yousuf 3 (26b)Sana Mir 29 (72b 3x4)

E Bisht5/18 (10)

37.6

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Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, no run

full ball, quicker, defended

37.5

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Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, no run

on middle, nothing but meticulous blocking from Sadia

37.4

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Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, no run

flighted on off now, full ball, defended

37.3

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Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, no run

on middle, industrious blocking on display from Sadia

37.2

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Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, no run

on middle and off, blocked

37.1

Bisht to Sana Mir, 1 run

darted into the leg stump, Mir lofts it over midwicket, fetches a single

Over37

1 run

PAK-W 73/9CRR: 1.97 RRR: 7.46

Sadia Yousuf 3 (21b)Sana Mir 28 (71b 3x4)

M Joshi1/9 (6)

36.6

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Joshi to Sadia Yousuf, no run

outside off, full, nudged towards point

36.5

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Joshi to Sadia Yousuf, no run

angled into the boots of the batsman, Sadia steps forward and drills the yorker towards cover. Courageous stroke, that!

36.4

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Joshi to Sadia Yousuf, no run

full outside off, Sadia decides to play the spectator and lets it go

36.3

Joshi to Sana Mir, 1 run

on a more driveable length this one. It's a half volley that is driven by Mir towards sweeper cover

36.2

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Joshi to Sana Mir, no run

back of a length, outside off, slaps it to point

36.1

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Joshi to Sana Mir, no run

full ball pitched outside the off stump, holds its line before copping the reverse-cupped gloves of Verma

Over36

2 runs

PAK-W 72/9CRR: 2.00 RRR: 7.00

Sadia Yousuf 3 (18b)Sana Mir 27 (68b 3x4)

E Bisht5/17 (9)

35.6

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Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, no run

turns too much after pitching on off, misses the edge

35.5

Bisht to Sana Mir, 1 run

on middle and leg, tamps it towards midwicket for a quick single

35.4

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Bisht to Sana Mir, no run

on leg, on a length, reverse-swept to point

35.3

Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, 1 run

lofts it towards midwicket, Veda Krishnamurthy, the sub, charges forward, dives, but can't get to it. Good effort, nonetheless

35.2

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Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, no run

on off, full, blocked again

35.1

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Bisht to Sadia Yousuf, no run

some turn again for Bisht, pitched on middle, turns away, defended

Over35

4 runs

PAK-W 70/9CRR: 2.00 RRR: 6.66

Sana Mir 26 (66b 3x4)Sadia Yousuf 2 (14b)

M Joshi1/8 (5)

Shrinath: "Last time Pakistan folded out for less than 60 against India was way back in 2009. Can they do it today?" Well, if you look back on their last encounter, at the World Cup qualifier in Colombo in February, they were bowled out by India for 67.

So, here we are, for the final Powerplay. Bisht will continue

34.6

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Joshi to Sana Mir, no run

back of a length outside off, fends it to Deepti at point

IND Women vs PAK Women, 11th Match at Derby, Jul 02 2017 - Match Result