Pakistan made 55; Sunday joke arrived on cue
India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Women’s Asia Cup, while Irfan Pathan revived his short-form Sunday banter online.
India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Women’s Asia Cup after bowling them out for 55.
India’s women beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Women’s Asia Cup on Saturday, September 5, bowling them out for 55 before reaching 57/3 in 8.4 overs. Pakistan’s lowest-ever T20I total had the match wrapped up with 68 balls still unused. Efficient cricket, and a fairly poor day at the office for the other innings.
Shree Charani and Prema Rawat took three wickets each, while Deepti Sharma claimed two. The ICC lists Charani at 3/6; the PCB-linked scorecard records 3/7, so that figure is left unresolved here. Harmanpreet Kaur, leading India in her 150th T20I as captain, finished unbeaten on 18 alongside Deepti, who made 12 not out. Shafali Verma began the chase with a six and crossed 3,000 T20I runs.
After the match, Irfan Pathan was reported to have posted on X: “Aaj Sunday hai kya?” Reports described it as a Pakistan-directed joke, though the original post was not independently retrieved and no engagement figures establish that it “went viral”. The scorecard, meanwhile, required no commentary.