Fatima Sana leads her group off the bottom after they gained the sport in opposition to Sri Lanka within the Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024 on October 3, 2024 at Sharjah. — ICCSadia Iqbal shines along with her three-wicket spell. Lankans fell 32 runs in need of successful recreation. Pakistan gained toss and elected to bat first.
Pakistan bounced again with their bowlers bamboozling Sri Lanka as they didn’t chase the 117-run goal within the second match of the Girls’s T20 World Cup on Thursday on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Sri Lankans fell 32 runs in need of goal and had been solely capable of rating 85 runs on the lack of 9 wickets in opposition to the bowlers of Pakistan who’re well-known for his or her mastery.
Other than Nilakshika Silva and Vishmi Gunaratne — they scored 22 off 25 and 20 off 34 respectively — of Sri Lanka, the remainder of the batters failed to go away a formidable mark with their particular person scores.
Pakistan’s Sadia Iqbal topped the wicket-taking chart along with her three scalps with Omaima Sohail, Nashra Sandhu and Fatima Sana turned the sport of their groups’ favour after taking two wickets every because the facet efficiently registered a 31-run win.
Earlier, the Inexperienced Shirts had bundled out on 116 runs after they gained the toss and opted to bat first.
Sri Lankan bowlers excelled with the ball as Pakistan girls group bundled out on 116 runs within the second match of the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024.
Opted to bat first, the Inexperienced Shirts had a dismal begin to their innings with Sugandika Kumari dismissing each openers Muneeba Ali and Gull Feroza inside 4 overs with simply 17 runs on the board.
Including additional to the distress, Sri Lanka captain Athapaththu eliminated Sidra Amin within the sixth over of the innings. The best-handed batter scored 12 off 10 deliveries with the assistance of 1 boundary.
Skilled all-rounder Nida Dar then joined Omaima as they managed a 25-run partnership for the fourth wicket till the teenager fell sufferer to Kavisha Dilhari within the tenth over. She managed 18 off 19 deliveries, laced up with a 4.
Dar then placed on a short partnership with Tuba Hassan (5) earlier than getting bowled to Udeshika Prabodhani. The previous captain smashed a six on her method to a 22-ball 23.
The wickets continued falling as Tuba Hassan and Aliya Riaz had been dismissed by Chamari Athapaththu on back-to-back deliveries.
Pakistan quickly slipped additional to 84/8 in 14.5 overs after Diana Baig caught out after scoring simply two runs.
Nevertheless, Fatima stood up for her group together with Nashra (6*) to offer a late push to her facet’s complete. The Pakistan captain top-scored with a 20-ball 30, laced up with three fours and a six, earlier than strolling again to the dugout within the last over.
For Sri Lanka, Athapaththu, Kumari and Udeshika Prabodhani claimed three wickets every, whereas Kavisha Dilhari took one scalp.
Enjoying XI:
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Nida Dar, Tuba Hassan, Fatima Sana (captain), Aliya Riaz, Sidra Amin, Omaima Sohail, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.
Sri Lanka: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Hasini Perera, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Sachini Nisansala, Udeshika Prabodhani.
