WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2024
pakistan women vs sri lanka women: Pakistan pulled off a shock 31-run win over favourites Sri Lanka who were undone by spin on a slow wicket in the second game of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Having dismissed Pakistan for 116 what looked like an easy target turned out to be a bad chase with the Lankan batters rushing their shots Chasing what looked like a relatively easy target of 117, the Lankan batters hashed it up by not getting the measure of the slowed down track as they rushed their strokes.
Skipper Chamari Athapaththu went for 6 lured by her opposite number Fatima Sana to driving to extra cover where Omaime Sohail latched on to the catch to her left as the Lankans rock bottomed to 52 for 5 after Vishmi Gunatatne mistimed Nashre Sandhu straight down to the hands of Amin.
The Sri Lanka Women never recovered from that point with No 6:Nilakshi Silva the lone resistance scoring 22 off 25 in a punctuated innings sans the temptation of reaching the tricky boundary.
The comparative scoring of Sri Lanka’s only 3 boundaries and to Pakistan’s 5 and 3 sixes were margins that their opponents won the day fronted by skipper Fatima Sana’s top score of 30 off 20 balls tucked with 3 boundaries and a six.
It was to make the big difference small as it was in taking Pakistan to that final score having taken strike low down at No 7. Sana’s all-round effort won the day for Pakistan and the Player of the Match award in what was Pakistan’s first win from the last four outings in stopping a high riding Sri Lanka on a crest wave of success having won 22 of their 32 games.
Sri Lanka faces Australia in their next match tomorrow.
Chief scores
Pakistan Women 116 in 20 overs (Muneeba Ali 11, Sidra Amin 12, Omaima Sohali 18,Nida Dar 23, Fathima Sana 30, Udeshika Probodani 3/20, Sugandhika Kumari 3/19, Chamari Athapaththu 3/18, Kavisha Dilhari 1/16)
Sri Lanka Women 85 for 9 wickets in 20 overs (Vishmi Gunaratne 20, Nilakshika Silva 22, Fathima Sana 2/10 Sadia Iqbal 3/17, Omaima Sohali 2/17, Nashra Sandhu 2/15)
