Summary

  • Rodrigues guides India to target with mature half-century

  • Rodrigues and Ghosh put on 58 for fourth wicket to seal win

  • Pakistan post impressive 149-4 - their highest T20 score against India

  • Maroof hits 68 off 55 balls; Naseem adds impetus with flurry of late boundaries

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry and Tom Mallows

  1. We have seen some sensational catches already in this tournament. That one was right up there.

  2. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    That's a big one for Pakistan! It's a great catch.

  3. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Verma got a big piece of it but not big enough!

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Verma c Amin b Sundhu 33 (Ind 65-2)

    My word. A stunner on the boundary edge!

    Sidra Amin, take a bow.

    This looked like a six all the way from Shafali Verma but Amin, with her right boot just millimetres from the boundary sponge, plucks the ball out of the sky. A sensational grab.

  5. Ind 65-1

    Need 85 more runs from 66 balls

    Pakistan need another wicket....

  6. Ind 61-1

    Pakistan have to find some way to put that out of their minds.

    Jemimah Rodrigues guides a lovely boundary through the position a slip would have been.

  7. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    There are fine margins in games of cricket and that is a poor officiating mistake.

  8. Ind 56-1

    Target 150

    The Pakistan fielders are clearly not happy. Nashra Sundhu is shaking her head as she begins in the next over.

    Unless we're all missing a no-ball that wasn't clearly signalled, there was just a random extra delivery which was then hit for four.

    If India win this by four runs...

  9. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    You wouldn't see that on a Saturday afternoon.

  10. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It's shocking there's no excuse for it really. Something has gone wrong somewhere.

  11. Ind 53-1

    What has gone here?!

    We've just had a seven-ball over and the final delivery was smashed for four.

    Does that count? I think it has to. It could be crucial.

  12. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    The score comparisons are quite close at this point.

    The worm shows India are four runs ahead of Pakistan. India are 43 for 1 after 6 overs. At the same stage Pakistan were 39 for 1.

  13. Ind 43-1

    But Shafali Verma isn't going to stop attacking despite the loss of that wicket. With Jemimah Rodrigues now at the other end, Verma hits Sadia back over her head.

    Fans of Northern Superchargers know all about the threat Rodrigues can offer. This is another critical partnership.

    RodriguesGetty Images

  14. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    YastikaGetty Images

    There is the breakthrough!

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Yastika c Sana b Sadia 17 (Ind 38-1)

    Just when it was needed...

    India opener Yasitka Bhatia tries to smack one over the covers, doesn't make proper connection and offers a tame catch.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Pakistan need a wicket here.

    The worm shows India are two runs ahead of Pakistan. India are 33 for 0 after 5 overs. At the same stage Pakistan were 31 for 1.

  17. Ind 33-0

    Yastika 17, Verma 15

    Brilliant shot from Shafali Verma who sends the ball to the boundary with a wristy flick. Ayesha Naseem, on the deep midwicket boundary after her superb innings earlier, probably should have stopped it but her sprawl is in vain.

    Six from the over.

  18. Ind 27-0

    Shafali Verma adds salt into that wound by edging the next ball for four.

  19. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport in Cape Town

    India fansGetty Images

    The noise when that decision was overturned tells you all you need to know about how key Shafali Verma is for India.

  20. Not out

    It just hadn't turned enough from left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal.

    Verma survives.