Pakistan ladies’s cricket squad poses for an image after latest success within the qualifier spherical on the ICC Ladies’s World Cup. — Instagram@fatima_sana14
DUBAI: The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has named 4 Pakistani cricketers in its Ladies’s World Cup Qualifier 2025 Staff of the Match, with skipper Fatima Sana main the lineup.
The celebrated squad contains gamers from three different international locations — West Indies, Bangladesh, and Scotland — alongside Pakistan on the premise of their distinctive performances through the match.
Pakistan’s captain, Sana, performed a pivotal position in her group’s marketing campaign, contributing each with the bat and the ball.
Sana’s finest efficiency got here in a rain-affected match in opposition to Scotland, the place she claimed 4/23, serving to derail Scotland’s innings. Pakistan finally received that encounter by six wickets.
Along with her bowling, she was instrumental with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 62 in opposition to Thailand in a tense chase, showcasing her management and resilience below strain.
Muneeba Ali, Pakistan’s dependable opening batter, was one other standout performer. Her stable begins had been essential in laying a powerful basis for the group all through the match.
Ali’s finest knock got here in opposition to Scotland, the place she scored 71 runs off practically a ball per run, anchoring Pakistan’s chase of 187 and making certain a cushty win.
Nashra Sandhu was one of many match’s most constant bowlers, claiming 10 wickets at a median of 15.60.
Sandhu’s management and guile with the ball had been key to Pakistan’s success, and she or he took important wickets within the center overs to maintain opposition groups below strain.
Her efficiency in opposition to West Indies, the place she dismissed key gamers, was significantly important.
Alongside Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal was Pakistan’s different main spin menace. Iqbal took 9 wickets all through the match, sustaining an financial system price of below 4 runs per over.
Her tight bowling within the center overs helped Pakistan achieve management of matches, together with her finest efficiency coming in a match the place she claimed 3/28.
The Staff of the Match additionally contains some standout gamers from different nations. West Indies’ Hayley Matthews was distinctive, ending as the very best wicket-taker with 13 wickets, together with a match-winning 4/24.
She additionally scored an unbeaten 114* in opposition to Scotland, main from the entrance in each departments. Matthews’ all-round performances had been a defining think about her group’s marketing campaign.
Kathryn Bryce of Scotland was named Participant of the Match for her excellent all-round performances. She topped the run charts with 293 runs, together with a superb 131* in Scotland’s remaining match, and likewise took six wickets.
Sharmin Akhter of Bangladesh earned a spot within the group after scoring 266 runs, together with an important 94* in opposition to Thailand. Her constant performances had been important to Bangladesh’s progress by means of the match.
ICC Ladies’s Staff of the Match 2025
Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Muneeba Ali (Pakistan), Sharmin Akhter (Bangladesh), Kathryn Bryce (Scotland), Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh) (wk), Fatima Sana (Pakistan) (c), Chinelle Henry (West Indies), Aaliyah Alleyne (West Indies), Katherine Fraser (Scotland), Nashra Sandhu (Pakistan), Sadia Iqbal (Pakistan)
Reserve Participant:
Rabeya Khan (Bangladesh)
