Fatima Sana Shafali Verma’s fiery match draws wild response: ‘Your whole team just scored 55’

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana found herself in the limelight during the Women’s Asia Cup match against India at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.Sana managed to impress with the ball, claiming three wickets as Pakistan were bowled out for just 55. But it was her animated celebration after dismissing Indian opener Shafali Verma that became one of the points of the contest.The incident occurred on the third ball of the second over of the Indian chasers. Sana bowled a good length ball that bounced a bit more than Shafali expected.The young opener tried to work it towards the leg side but only managed to produce a leading edge. The ball came back to Sana who held on comfortably to complete the catch.Sana immediately turned to Shafali and gestured towards the pavilion, sending the Indian dough a fireball.However, Shafali did not react to the celebration and simply returned to the dressing room. Before her dismissal, she made 12 off six deliveries, hitting one four and one boundary.The exclusion also prompted a sharp observation from commentator Vivk Razdan, who pointed out the different fates of the two teams.“Okay, you’re showing her the way out. Your entire team just scored 55 runs and now you’re sending Shafali Verma back,” Razdan said on air.

Pakistan batting collapse

Sana’s dismissal of Shafali was her third wicket of the innings as the Pakistan captain looked to lead from the front after her own team’s disastrous batting.Pakistan initially looked comfortable after being asked to bat first. Muneeba Ali and Shawaal Zulfiqar got off to a confident start with the score at 27 for no loss in just over four overs.This progress quickly disappeared once India turned to spin.Youngsters Shree Charani and Prema Rawat dismantled Pakistan’s middle order with disciplined spells while Deepti Sharma also joined the attack as Pakistan lost six wickets for just nine runs.Charani, a 22-year-old orthodox left-arm spinner, finished with excellent figures of 3/7 from four overs. Rawat, a 24-year-old leg-spinner, took 3/9 in her four overs.Shafali also contributed with the ball, taking one wicket for 10 runs from three overs, while Deepti returned 2/5 from 3.1 overs.Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 55 in 18.1 overs, their lowest ever total in T20I cricket.The Indian bowlers were tireless throughout the innings and served up a stupendous 78 runs.

India completed another one-sided win over Pakistan

It was little drama once India started their chase.Shafali was dismissed for 12 while Smriti Mandhana made nine and Pratika Rawal scored four with Sana accounting for all three wickets.However, Pakistan had no pressure to work with after their own collapse and Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma guided India home comfortably.Harmanpreet remained unbeaten on 18 while Deepti finished not out on 12 as India reached the target in just 8.4 overs to complete a seven-wicket victory.The result also gave Harmanpreet another milestone. She became the first captain in both men’s and women’s international cricket to lead India in 150 T20Is.She fittingly sealed the victory with a six on the ground.India entered the contest looking for valuable match practice ahead of the semi-final, but Pakistan’s batting collapse turned the match into another one-sided affair.The result extended India’s dominance in the Asia Cup T20, with the Indian women now having seven wins over Pakistan in the history of the tournament.