Pakistan gamers have a good time a dismissal throughout their ICC Ladies’s World Cup Qualifier match in opposition to Thailand on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on April 17, 2025. — Fb/PakistanCricketBoard
LAHORE: Persevering with their unbeaten run on the ICC Ladies’s World Cup Qualifier, Pakistan thumped Thailand by 87 runs to qualify for the mega occasion, scheduled to be held later this yr.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana’s choice to bat first paid dividends as her crew’s batting unit registered a formidable whole of 205/6 within the allotted 50 overs.
Main the way in which for the house aspect have been top-order batter Sidra Amin and skipper Sana, who each scored half-centuries.
Amin top-scored for the inexperienced shirts with 80 off 105 deliveries, studded with 9 fours, whereas Sana scored an unbeaten 62 off 59 balls, laced with six fours and a six.
The duo additionally recovered Pakistan from 85/4 by placing collectively a vital 97-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
For Thailand, Thipatcha Putthawong took two wickets, whereas Onnicha Kamchomphu and Nattaya Boochatham chipped in with one scalp apiece.
Chasing a 206-run goal, Thailand’s batting unit unfolded on a meagre 118 in 34.4 overs, leading to Pakistan securing World Cup qualification with a match to spare.
Wicketkeeper batter Nannapat Koncharoenkai remained the top-scorer for Thailand with a 19-run knock.
In addition to her, Nattaya Boochatham (16), Suwanan Khiaoto (15), Natthakan Chantham (13), Naruemol Chaiwai (12) and Thipatcha Putthawong (10) have been the opposite notable run-getters.
For Pakistan, skipper Sana, Rameen Shamim and Nashra Sandhu picked up three wickets every, whereas Sadia Iqbal struck as soon as.
The 87-run victory additionally helped Pakistan to accumulate the highest spot within the ICC Ladies’s World Cup Qualifier standings by changing Bangladesh, who suffered a slender three-wicket defeat by the hands of West Indies earlier as we speak.
Regardless of having sealed the qualification, the hosts subsequent face Bangladesh on Saturday.
