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Pakistan end ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup campaign on winning note

Pakistan finished their run at the second edition of the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup with a 52-run win over Samoa in the 4th Place Playoff here at the Johor Cricket Academy Oval on Friday.

Player of the match Haniah Ahmer returned figures of 4-17 in her four overs to help Pakistan defend a 137-run total as Samoa folded for 84 in 18.5 overs.

Earlier, Samoa won the toss and opted to bowl first following which, Pakistan’s charge with the bat was led by opening batter Maham Anees (28, 42b, 3x4s), No.6 batter Fatima Khan and No.4 batter Manahil (17, 17b, 3x4s).

Pakistan were 66-3 at the halfway stage and then 79-4, when Fatima Khan walked into bat and hit three fours and one six in her 14-ball stay on the crease.

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Quratulain contributed with 11-ball 13 with the help of two fours as Pakistan posted 136-8 in 20 overs.

For Samoa, Nora Jade Salima picked up 3-20 in her four overs.

In turn, Pakistan struck on regular occasions led by Haniah, who also took the new ball, and soon reduced Samoa to 49-5.

The last five wickets could only add 35 runs before Samoa were bowled out for 84 in 18.5 overs. Haniah was backed up by leg-spinner Quratulain (2-13) and right-arm fast Fatima Khan (2-19).

Pakistan U19 Playing XI: Komal Khan (c), Maham Anees, Zoofishan Ayyaz, Minahil, Areesha Ansari, Fatima Khan, Tayyba Imdad, Quratulain Ahsen, Wasifa Hussain (wk), Haniah Ahmer, Shahar Bano

Samoa U19 Playing XI: Norah Salima, Verra Farane, Olive Lefaga, Avetia Mapu (c), Stella Sagalala, Angel Sootaga (wk), Stefania Pauga, Apolonia Polataivao, Barbara Keresoma, Katrina Samu, Silepea Polataivao

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Pakistan knocked out of ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup after Ireland loss

Pakistan fell 13 runs short in their final ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup group match against Ireland in a rain-hit fixture here at the Johor Cricket Academy Oval in Malaysia on Wednesday.

Pakistan finished fourth in Group B and will now face Samoa in the 4th place play-off on Friday, 24 January at the same venue.

From Group B Ireland along with England and the United States of America (USA) have qualified for the Super Six stage of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup.

Ireland, who opted to bat first winning the toss, posted 69-5 in the allotted nine overs with player of the match Alice Walsh top-scoring with a 19-ball 31.

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Walsh, who opened the batting hit five fours before falling to leg-spinner Quratulain in the seventh over. Her opening partner Freya Sargent hit two fours in her 11 off 10, while Annabel Squires and Abbi Harrison contributed with run-a-ball 13 not out and 10, respectively.

For Pakistan U19 women’s team, Memoona Khalid picked up two wickets in her only over. Pakistan’s revised target as per the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) Method was 73 in nine overs.

In turn, Pakistan got off to a promising start of 24 for no loss in 2.1 overs before wickets started falling regularly as they finished with 59-7. Skipper Komal Khan top-scored with run-a-ball 12 hitting a solitary boundary as her team fell short.

For Ireland, Ellie McGee was the pick of the bowlers with two scalps in as many overs giving away 13 runs.

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