Opener Poonam Raut cracked a patient half-century as India inflicted a crushing nine-wicket defeat over Pakistan in their Group B ICC Women's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup at St Kitts yesterday. Priyanka Roy's leg-break was too hot to handle for the Pakistani batswomen as the spinner returned with a three-wicket haul to restrict the arch-rivals for a paultry 104 for six. The Indians then returned with a clinical batting performance with Poonam leading from the front with a run-a-ball 54 and added an unbeaten 79 runs along with Mithali Raj to overhaul the target with 20 balls to spare. Poonam slammed six fours in her 54-ball innings, while Mithali's 28-ball innings was studded with just two fours as India scored 106 in 16.4 overs to complete the much-deserving victory. Australia and West Indies have already entered the semi-finals.