Ayesha, Omaima star as Pakistan sink Sri Lanka in nail-biter

SYLHET: Ayesha Naseem hit two sixes in a row to finish the proceeding in style after Omaima Sohail decimated the Sri Lankan batting lineup with astounding bowling figures of 5/13 as Pakistan sealed a thrilling win over Sri Lanka in the 21st match of the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup 2022.

Set to chase 113, the green shirts steered to glory in the 19th over with five wickets to spare despite a poor start.

Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals in the run chase and slipped to 51/4 in the 10th over with captain Bismah Maroof also walking back to the dressing room after scoring 13 off 16.

All-rounder Nida Dar and Aliya Riaz then anchored the run chase with a vital 45-run partnership for the fifth wicket before the latter fell victim to Kavisha Dilhari. Aliya scored 20 off 26 with the help of three boundaries.

Following the slump, Dar then joined hands with Ayesha and made sure to power their side to victory and avoided any further stutter. Dar top-scored for Pakistan as she remained unbeaten with 26 off 28 including a boundary.

Ayesha, on the other hand, stole the show with two consecutive sixes and accumulated 16* off just five deliveries.

Dilhari was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka as she bagged two wickets, while Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya, and Oshadi Ranasinghe made one scalp each.

Batting first, after winning the toss, the Sri Lankan batting line-up failed completely skittled out for a paltry 112 in the 19th over.

Skipper Chamari Athapaththu provided a solid start to her side as she scored a gritty 41 up the order. She faced 26 deliveries and smashed nine boundaries before falling to Tuba Hassan in the ninth over.

Following her dismissal, the side began to lose wickets at an alarming rate, courtesy of a magnificent bowling spell from Omaima. Ranasinghe fought out with a gritty 26 in the middle but, she too, could not power her side out of trouble.

Omaima returned with match-winning figures of 5/13, while Tuba bagged two. Dar, on the other hand, struck out a batter.

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Tuba stars as Pakistan Women’s team blunt Sri Lanka in the first T20I

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leg-spinner Tuba Hassan shone on her debut to propel the side to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the first T20I, here at Southend Club on Tuesday.

After opting to bat first, the Sri Lankan batting line-up failed and could only manage to post 106/8 in the allotted 20 overs as the debutant Tuba shone with her amazing bowling figures; taking three wickets for a mere eight runs.

Sri Lanka’s top-order batter Harshitha Madavi and Nilakshi de Silva top-scored for the side as they both scored 25 each. The wicket-keeper batter Anushka Sanjeewani and Ama Kanchana followed back with 16 and 12 respectively. Whereas, the rest of the batters could not get to the double-figures.

For Pakistan, Anam Amin also took three wickets but remained less economical than Tuba. Aiman Anwer, on the other hand, took two wickets.

Set to chase a mere 107, Pakistan sailed over swiftly in the 19th over with six wickets in hand.

The Green Shirts also had a poor and inconsistent start to their innings as the side kept losing wickets at a regular interval before the skipper Bismah Maroof and Nida Dar produced a match-winning 51 runs partnership to keep the side out of the danger.

Bismah scored a brilliant 28 off 32 balls while Nida top-scored with an unbeaten 36. She faced 27 deliveries and smashed two boundaries and a six.

For her brilliant bowling spell on debut, Tuba won the Man of the Match Award.

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