Pakistan women’s cricket team opened their campaign in the Women’s Quadrangular Series in Sri Lanka with a two-wicket win against the hosts at the at P Sara Oval, Colombo on Tuesday. On the other hand, Ireland defeated Holland in a thriller by one run. Hit by rain, the match was reduced to 27 overs a side. Pakistan’s bowlers bowled out Sri Lanka for 68 in 24.2 overs.
Qanita Jalil and Sana Mir took two wickets each while the other bowlers shared one wicket apiece. From Sri Lanka, it was only LE Kaushalya who reached the double figures. In reply, Pakistan top order crumbled before Marina Iqbal took things in her hands and stayed at the crease until the last ball. She scored 13 runs and remained not out.
SCOREBOARD
Sri Lanka
AC Jayangani c Fatima b Masooma 4
SP de Alwis c Sidra b Qanita 0
HML Madushani c Fatima b Qanita 0
SK Dolawatte run out (Nahida / Fatima) 1
MADD Surangika st Fatima b Nida 4
HMD Rasangika c Fatima b Sana 8
LE Kaushalya not out 23
CR Seneviratna c Javeria b Sadia 1
SS Weerakkody st Fatima b Sana 3
KDU Prabodhani run out (Javeria) 4
EXTRAS: (lb 1, w 6) 7
Total: (all out; 24.2 overs) 68
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Jayangani, 1.5 ov), 2-12 (de Alwis, 4.4 ov), 3-17 (Madushani, 6.6 ov), 4-20 (Dolawatte, 7.6 ov), 5-23 (Mendis, 9.6 ov), 6-33 (Surangika, 14.5 ov), 7-33 (Rasangika, 15.1 ov), 8-42 (Seneviratna, 16.5 ov), 9-52 (Weerakkody, 19.4 ov), 10-68 (Prabodhani, 24.2 ov)
Bowling: Qanita Jalil 5-1-7-2; Masooma Junaid 5-0-17-1; Sadia Yousuf 6-1-14-1; Bismah Maroof 3.2-0-9-1; Sana Mir 4-0-17-2; Nida Dar 1-0-3-1
PAKISTAN
Nida Dar c Seneviratna b Kaushalya 16
Javeria Khan lbw b Prabodhani 0
Nahida Khan c †Surangika b Weerakkody 4
Bismah Maroof lbw b Seneviratna 22
Sana Mir c Surangika b Kaushalya 1
Marina Iqbal not out 13
Sidra Ameen c Surangika b de Alwis 1
Qanita Jalil st Surangika b de Alwis 6
Batool Fatima run out (Surangika) 1
Masooma Junaid not out 1
EXTRAS: (lb 2, w 1, nb 1) 4
Total: (8 wickets; 27 overs) 69
Did not bat: Sadia Yousuf
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Javeria Khan, 2.2 ov), 2-10 (Nahida Khan, 3.5 ov), 3-32 (Nida Dar, 12.6 ov),
4-38 (Sana Mir, 16.6 ov), 5-45 (Bismah Maroof, 19.5 ov), 6-55 (Sidra Ameen, 23.3 ov), 7-63 (Qanita Jalil, 25.1 ov), 8-67 (Batool Fatima, 26.3 ov)
Bowling: KDU Prabodhani 5-0-17-1; SS Weerakkody 5-1-16-1; SP de Alwis 4-0-8-2; CR Seneviratna 6-3-8-1; LE Kaushalya 6-1-10-2; SK Dolawatte 1-0-8-0
Toss: Pakistan Women, who chose to field
Result: Pakistan Women won by 2 wickets
