Pakistan had to face a big defeat against India in the Women’s Asia Cup on Saturday. India has maintained its winning streak in the Asia Cup by defeating Pakistan by 7 wickets.
After facing such a big defeat, Pakistan women’s cricket team head coach Wahab Riaz has given a big statement. He said something that attracted the attention of the fans. After the shameful performance of the team, the coach has made a big claim.
Despite the team being bundled out for just 55 runs in the last match, Riaz claimed that his team is the strongest contender to win this Asia Cup. Expressing confidence in the players, he said that Pakistan players will perform even better in the coming matches.
India defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets
In an important match played in Dubai, Indian bowlers destroyed Pakistani batsmen. Pakistan team was limited to just 55 runs in 18.1 overs, which is their most embarrassing score in Women’s T20 International. In reply, the Indian team easily achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in just 8.4 overs.
Coach’s surprising statement
After such a crushing defeat, Wahab Riaz came to hold a press conference. During this time he said something that surprised everyone. Coach Riaz said that I still believe that Pakistan is the best team to lift the trophy of this Asia Cup, because the conditions here are absolutely suitable for our game.
The team collapsed like a pack of cards.
At the beginning of the match, Pakistan team was looking in good position after scoring 27 runs without losing any wicket. But after this the Indian bowlers wreaked such havoc that the Pakistani innings fell apart like a pack of cards. For India, Shri Charani took 3 wickets, while Deepti Sharma and Prema Rawat took 2 wickets each.
Chasing a very easy target of 56 runs, the Indian team attacked without wasting any time and registered a resounding victory by 7 wickets with 68 balls remaining. With this victory, India has further strengthened its lead in the group.
