LAHORE, Sept 29: Half-centuries by Shweta Jadhay and Rumeli Dhar enabled India-21 women cricket team take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the four match series against Pakistan women team after the visitors won the second match by 30 run at the Bagh-i-Jinnah ground on Thursday.

Jadhay scored 57, including nine boundaries while Dhar contributed an unbeaten 56 that was laced with five hits to the fence as India reached a impressive 207 for three in 40 overs.

Pakistan, in reply, were restricted to 177 for six despite a fine innings of 60 by opening batswoman Sana Javed.

Apart from Sana, who hammered eight fours and one six, only skipper Shamsa Hashmi (41 not out, two sixes and two fours) and Arman Khan (26 off 21 balls with three fours and one six) managed to make significant contributions.

Put into bat, the Indians made a splendid start through Karuna Jain and Jadhay who added 87 for the opening wicket.

Dhar was then involved in another productive partnership of 64 with Diana David for the third-wicket.

Dhar completed a fine all-round performance by taking two for 28.

Scoreboard

INDIA UNDER-21:

Karuna Jain c and b Urooj 24

Shweta Jadhay run out 57

Rumeli Dhar not out 56

Diana David run out 30

Savitha Nirala not out 4

EXTRAS (B-24, LB-6, NB-1) 31

TOTAL (for three wkts, 40 overs) 207

FALL OF WKTS: 1-87, 2-120, 3-184.

DID NOT BAT: Srawanthi Naidu, Niranjana Nagarajan, Anagha Deshpandi, Priyanka Roy, Soujanya, Priti Dimri.

BOWLING: Mariam Butt 8-0-44-0; Sana Mir 8-1-37-0; Asmavia Iqbal 8-0-44-0; Nabila Gulzar 4-0-20-0; Shamsa Hashmi 4-0-19-0; Urooj Khan 8-0-37-1.

PAKISTAN:

Sana Javed c Karuna b David 60

Taskeen Qadeer b Dimri 9

Nabila Gulzar run out 12

Shamsa Hashmi not out 41

Arman Khan c Nirala b Dhar 26

Uzma Malik c Dimri b Dhar 6

Asmavia Iqbal c Roy b Soujanya 4

Shumaila Mushtaq not out 0

EXTRAS (for six wkts, 40 overs) 177

FALL OF WKTS: 1-48, 2-81, 3-101, 4-155, 5-166, 6-172.

BOWLING: Rumeli Dhar 8-2-28-2; Soujanya Nath 8-2-26-1; Niranjana Nagarajan 3-0-20-0; Priti Dimri 7-2-27-1; Savitha Nirala 6-0-31-0; Priyanka Roy 2-0-14-0; Srananth Naidu 3-0-11-0; Diana David 3-1-16-1.

RESULT: India Under-21 won by 30 runs.

UMPIRES: Iftikhar Malik and Ijaz Ahmed.

MATCH REFEREE: Abdul Sami Khan.