India posted 170 on the board despite a slow start, with Smriti Mandhana playing a magnificent knock of 68 in 44 balls under pressure. Richa Ghosh made the difference in the end with a quick-fire 17-ball 34 as the Women in Blue posted 105 runs in the last 10 overs after struggling in the first half of the innings. Harmanpreet Kaur played a solid 35-ball 36. Sadia Iqbal and Fatima Sana took two wickets each for Pakistan.
Later, Deepti Sharma bowled a magical spell of 5-10 to ensure the Women in Green were bowled out for just 104. The Indian spinner ran riot as Shree Charani (3-21) took a three-wicket haul.
Earlier, Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and chose to bat first. India picked three spinners, with Shreyanka Patil getting the nod over Radha Yadav. Meanwhile, a big call was made in the batting unit as Yastika Bhatia missed out, with big-hitter Bharti Fulmani preferred.
India Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud
Pakistan Playing XI: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (wk), Ayesha Zafar, Saira Jabeen, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Parvaiz, Fatima Sana (c), Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sundhu, Tasmia Rubab, Sadia Iqbal
Toss: India win toss, chose to bat first
Pitch Report: A flat track with a high-scoring match is expected
Weather Report: No rain is expected on a Sunday with cool temperatures ranging between 11 and 19 degrees Celsius.
India Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Shree Charani, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Yastika Bhatia, Nandani Sharma
Pakistan Squad: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali(w), Saira Jabeen, Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Fatima Sana(c), Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Eyman Fatima, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Tuba Hassan, Tasmia Rubab