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Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the second T20I to take an unassailable lead

KARACHI: Pakistan’s right-handed batter Ayesha Naseem starred with her blistering strike to power her side to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second T20I, here on Thursday.

Set to chase 103, Pakistan sealed a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over the touring side in the 18th over to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

In the run chase, Pakistan had an unwanted start as the side lost three wickets for a mere 34 runs as the wicket-keeper batter Muneeba Ali, Iram Javed, and Gull Feroza departed after scoring cheaply.

Pakistan’s skipper and the star of the bat for the green shirts Ayesha then put on a match-winning unbeaten 70-run partnership to steer the side to the victory.

Ayesha top-scored with her quick 45 off just 31 balls, laced with five boundaries and a six while Bismah followed back with 22 off 29 deliveries including a boundary.

For Sri Lanka, Achini Kulasuriya, Oshadi Ranasinghe, and Inoka Ranaweera made one scalp each.

In the first innings, Pakistan bowlers displayed brilliance with the ball as Sri Lanka could only manage to post 102/6 in the allotted 20 overs in the first innings despite a brilliant 35-run knock from the opening batter Hasini Perera.

Batting first, the Sri Lankan side was off to a poor start; losing two quick wickets for a mere 28 runs as the captain Chamari Athapaththu and Ranasinghe scored cheaply with five and eight respectively.

Following an early disaster, Perera and Nilakshi de Silva put on an important 34-run partnership for the third wicket to bolster the side to a respectable total. However, their partnership remained brief as Tuba Hassan managed to break the stand by dismissing the touring side’s top scorer Perera on 35.

The right-handed batter de Silva, on the other hand, displayed resistance while her side was losing wickets at the other hand. But, de Silva, in the end, also fell to Aiman Anwar in the final over after scoring 21.

For Pakistan, Tuba, Aiman, Fatima Sana, Nida Dar, and Anam Amin made one scalp each.

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Sri Lanka Women win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan in second T20I

KARACHI: Sri Lanka women’s cricket team have won the toss and elected to bat first against the hosts Pakistan in the second T20I, here at Southend Club on Thursday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Bismah Maroof (c), Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Aiman Anwar, Anam Amin

Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Madavi, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Nikashi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Ama Kanchana, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Achini Kulasuriya

Sri Lanka batter Imesha Dulani ruled out of Pakistan tour following an injury

KARACHI: Sri Lanka’s right-handed batter Imesha Dulani, has been ruled out of the ongoing Pakistan tour following an injury.

Sri Lanka women’s team, which is scheduled to take on the hosts Pakistan in the second T20I today, has been rocked by an injury blow as their young right-handed batter will miss the remainder of the tour.

Gulani suffered a leg injury, which resulted in her missing the all-important tour. The 20-years-old batter will fly back to Sri Lanka later and the team management will consider a replacement in a due course.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are set to lock horns in the second T20I of the three-match series today with Pakistan leading 1-0.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan started their home series on a high as the Green Shirts defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the first T20I on Tuesday.

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Sri Lanka women’s team starts training for the T20I series against Pakistan

KARACHI: The Sri Lanka Women’s National Cricket Team has begun their training at Southend Club, ahead of the away T20I series against Pakistan.

Sri Lanka women’s team, which is touring the country for the first time to play a bilateral series, has raced up their preparations for the upcoming challenge against the Green Shirts.

In the first training session of the training, the players participated in physical training and fielding drills.

The players will also participate in the net and fielding sessions for the remaining days and will rest on May 23.

The three T20Is will be contested on May 24, 26, and 28. The ODIs for the ICC Women’s Championship will take place on June 1, 3, and 5.

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Sri Lanka women’s cricket team reaches Pakistan for the upcoming series

KARACHI: The Sri Lankan National Women’s Team has landed in Pakistan for the first time in 17 years to play a three-match each ODI and T20I series, scheduled to kick off later this month.

The touring contingent will travel from the Jinnah International Airport to a local hotel, where the players and officials will undergo COVID-19 testing.

The two teams will then hold three-day training sessions from May 21 for the forthcoming T20I series, scheduled to be played on May 24, 26, and 28 at Southend Club here.

The three-match ODI series for the ICC Women’s Championship will also be contested at the same venue on June 1, 3, and 5.

It is apropos to mention here that Sri Lanka women’s cricket team is touring Pakistan for the first time to play a bilateral series. The team last visited the country in 2005 to compete in the Asia Cup.

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