Asia Cup Women's 2022 Archives

Aliya, Muneeba star as Pakistan thrash UAE in Women’s Asia Cup

SYLHET: Aliya Riaz and Muneeba Ali led the charge of Pakistan batting as the Green Shirts thumped the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 71 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022, here on Sunday.

Aliya starred with a brilliant half-century as she blasted 57 off 36, laced with five fours and three sixes, aiding Pakistan to raise a respectable total of 145/5 after they were put to bat by UAE.

Set to chase 148, UAE batters put up an impressive show and consumed too many dot balls as they only managed 74/5 in the allotted 20 overs.

For Pakistan Sadia Iqbal, Aiman Anwer, Nashra Sandhu and Omaima Sohail took a scalp each.

Earlier in the first innings, Muneeba played a cautious knock of 43 off 45 amid a dismal show by the top-order as opener Sidra Ameen (2), skipper Bismah Maroof (7) and Omaima Sohail (0) fell cheaply on a paltry total of 41.

Muneeba was then joined by Aliya on the crease and moved the scoreboard to 77 before Esha Oza dismissed Muneeba in the 14th over.

All-rounder Nida Dar, on the other hand, played a superb cameo of unbeaten 25 off 17 balls as she combined excellently with Aliya for the seventh-wicket partnership of 67 runs and took the national team to a comfortable position in the game.

For UAE, Oza remained phenomenal with the balls as she produced the remarkable bowling figures of 3/22, while Mahika Gaur and Vaishnave Mahesh took a scalp each.

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Dar’s all-round heroics help Pakistan stun India in Women’s Asia Cup

SYLHET: All-rounder Nida Dar shone with a brilliant half-century as she blasted 56 off 37 before picking two wickets to aid Pakistan women’s team beat India by 13 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup, here on Friday.

Set to chase 138 runs, India were bowled out for 124 as Pakistan bowlers stormed through the strong Indian batting lineup.

Hashra Sandhu had the initial breakthrough for Pakistan as she sent back Sabbhineni Meghana (15 off 14) in the fourth over before she dismissed star batter Smriti Mandhana after she scored 17 off 19.

Pakistan bowlers put on a combined effort to thwart the Indian batters from reaching the target and picked wickets at regular intervals.

Wicket-keeper batter Richa Gosh resisted lately with a valiant knock of 26 off 13 and was about to turn the table when Sadia Iqbal dismissed her as she tried to hit a six.

For Pakistan, Sandhu grabbed three wickets while Dar and Sadia made two scalps each. Aimen Anwar and Tuba Hasan also had a wicket to their credit.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Pakistan openers provided an unimpressive start of 26 runs before Pooja Vastrakar had the first breakthrough as she dismissed Sidra Ameen (11 off 14) in the fifth over.

Muneeba Ali soon followed the suit and fell prey to Deepti Sharma after scoring 17 off 17. However, the fifth-wicket partnership of 76 runs between skipper Bismah Maroof and Dar took the team out of the crisis.

The pair moved the scoreboard at an accelerating pace between the 7th and 16th over, aiding the Green Shirts to reach a respectable total in the allotted 20 overs.

Bismah played a crucial knock of 32 off 35 before she was removed by Renuka Singh.

The next two batters Aliya Riaz (7) and Ayesha Naseem (9) fell cheaply in the final overs of the game while attempting to hit big.

For India, Deepti Sharma starred with the ball as she produced sensational figures of 3/27 while Pooja dismissed two Pakistan batters.

Chantham powers Thailand to upset Pakistan in Women’s Asia Cup

SYLHET: Natthakan Chantham starred with a brilliant half-century as Thailand pulled off an upset as they beat Pakistan by four wickets in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 on Thursday.

Pakistan lost points for the first time in the ongoing tournament following the upset defeat by Thailand. The Green Shirts had earlier defeated Bangladesh and Malaysia in their first two games.

Thailand chased down the paltry target of 117 runs on the second last ball thanks to a scintillating knock by Chantham who blasted 61 off 51 before she was removed by Nida Dar in the 19th over.

Pakistan opener Sidra Ameen, on the other hand, played a phenomenal knock of 56 off 64 amid a dismal show by the rest of the batting line and took the team’s total to 116/5 in the allotted 20 overs after the Green Shirts opted to bat first.

Pakistan bowlers put up a strong resistance to defend the target as Tuba Hasan picked back-to-back wickets in the 9th over and dismantled the Thai top order.

Chantham then made a valiant 42-run partnership with skipper Naruemol Chaiwai (17 off 23) for the fouth wicket and moved the scoreboard from 40/2 to 82/2 in the 16th over before Kainat Imtiaz removed the Thai captain.

Following the dismissal, Thailand jittered at the crucial stage of the game and lost three quick wickets before Nattaya Boochatham (3 off 3) and Rosenan Kanoh (9 off 5) took their side to the finishing line.

For Pakistan, Dar and Tuba bagged two wickets apiece while Kainat and Nashra Sandhu took a scalp each.

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Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz return to Pakistan T20I squad for Asia Cup 2022

LAHORE: Pakistan opener Sidra Amin and wicketkeeper batter Sidra Nawaz have received recalls as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled the squad for the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup 2022.

The PCB has made three changes to the T20I squad that partook in the Tri-Series in Ireland (that included hosts and Australia) and Birmingham Commonwealth Games in July-August as Iram Javed, Anam Amin, and Gul Feroza missed out.

Following their ouster, opening batter Sidra Amin and wicketkeeper batter Sidra Nawaz earned recalls into the national side, while young all-rounder Sadaf Shams earned her maiden call-up.

All-rounder Bismah Maroof will be leading the national contingent in the continental event, while head coach David Hemp, who decided not to extend his contract with the PCB will also be accompanying the side as his contract is due to expire in mid-October this year.

Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Umme Hani, and Waheeda Akhtar were named in the reserved quota of players.

The Women’s Asia Cup will be held at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh, from October 1 to 16, with seven teams competing in the T20 tournament.

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