England have set a target of 183 for West Indies in the World T20 match in Mumbai. Put into bat England made 182 for 6 in stipulated 20 overs.Joe Root was top scorer with 40 runs. JC Buttler 30 and Eoin Morgan 27 were other main contributors. Earlier today, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 55 runs at Eden Garden, Kolkata. Chasing an imposing target of 202 Bangladesh could score 146 for 6 in the stipulated 20 overs. Opting to bat, Pakistan scored 201 for five, thanks to a blistering knock of 49 off 19 balls by skipper Shahid Afridi and strokeful knocks of 64 by Mohammed Hafeez and 52 by Ahmed Shehzad. One of the highlights of the first half of play was a dual-attempt spectacular catch by Soumya Sarkar at the boundry line to dismiss Hafeez.In the Women's World T20 match, West Indies were restricted by Pakistan at 103 for Eight in the stipulated 20 overs. SR Taylor top scored with 40 runs. For Pakistan, Anam Amin captured four wickets giving away 16 runs in 4 overs, Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first.
News On AIR | March 16, 2016 9:20 PM
World T20 : England set 183-run target for WI; Pak beat Bangladesh by 55 runs