Riding on Mithali Raj's 56, India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in their ICC Women's World T20 match here yesterday. Chasing 134, Mithali and Smriti Mandhana gave India a solid start before the latter was dismissed for 26. The duo added 73 runs for the opening wicket. Mithali later got some support from young Jemimah Rodrigues (16).

Mithali's innings was laced with seven fours. Last-match centurion Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 14 as India chased the target with an over to spare. Earlier, opting to field after winning the toss, India made a great start with the ball, reducing Pakistan to 30-3 in the seventh over.