Pakistan girls cricket workforce gamers have fun after their win in opposition to Eire on August 10, 2025. — Fb@PakistanCricketBoard
DUBLIN: Pakistan’s girls’s cricket workforce clinched an eight-wicket victory over Eire within the third and remaining T20I of the sequence at Clontarf Cricket Membership Floor on Sunday, courtesy of a superb century from Muneeba Ali.
Batting first, Eire posted a aggressive complete of 155-4 of their allotted 20 overs. The hosts’ innings was anchored by an impressive unbeaten 64 off 46 balls from Orla Prendergast, who struck eight boundaries.
Prendergast’s innings was supported by opener Amy Hunter, who scored 29 runs off 33 deliveries, together with three boundaries and a six, because the pair shared a vital 50-run opening partnership.
Eire skipper Gaby Lewis additionally performed a invaluable cameo, contributing 36 runs from 22 balls with eight boundaries.
Nevertheless, middle-order batters Leah Paul and Rebecca Stokell did not make important contributions, scoring 11 and 5 respectively, whereas Laura Delany remained unbeaten on 5 off two balls on the finish.
For Pakistan, bowlers Fatima Sana, Sadia Iqbal, Waheeda Akhtar and Rameen Shamim every claimed one wicket.
In response, Pakistan chased down the goal in 17.4 overs regardless of early setbacks with Shawaal Zulfiqar dismissed for 3 and Natalia Pervaiz for 9.
The match was then dominated by a superb, unbeaten 101-run partnership between wicketkeeper-batter Muneeba Ali and Aliya Riaz.
Muneeba’s outstanding innings of 100 runs got here off 68 balls, that includes 14 boundaries and a six. Her century marked a report as she grew to become the one Pakistani lady cricketer to attain two T20I centuries.
Aliya complemented her effort with 39 runs off 27 balls, together with 5 boundaries.
Eire’s Ava Canning and Lara McBride took one wicket every within the run chase. Regardless of their loss within the remaining match, Eire gained the three-match sequence 2-1.
