The bowlers shone in a top-notch performance to bowl out Pakistan for 108 and set the base for the seven-wicket victory at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana shared an 85-run opening stand off just 57 balls to help India chase down the total with 35 balls to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOur bowlers and openers did the job. The first game is always a pressure game that sets the tone. Our entire unit played really well. When we were bowling, we were talking about early breakthroughs. With the bat, credit goes to Smriti and Shafali. We want to keep playing fearless cricket. How we played today, we are really happy with it,\u201d said Harmanpreet after the match ended.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Off-spin all-rounder Deepti Sharma picked 3-20 and was named Player of the Match for being the pick of bowlers for India. \u201cI am feeling really good as I could deliver as per the plan. I had the belief. As a unit, we are doing well for the last few months. The camps we have had helped a lot. I worked on my bowling after the South Africa series, so that helped. Nida Dar is a good batter, so her wicket was important.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOur bowlers and openers did the job. The first game is always a pressure game that sets the tone. Our entire unit played really well. When we were bowling, we were talking about early breakthroughs. With the bat, credit goes to Smriti and Shafali. We want to keep playing fearless cricket. How we played today, we are really happy with it,\u201d said Harmanpreet after the match ended.<\/p>\r\n\r\n