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India thrash Sri Lanka to lift seventh Women’s Asia Cup title

SYLHET: Indian bowlers decimated the Sri Lankan batting lineup by restricting them to a paltry total before Smriti Mandhana scored a brilliant half-century in the run chase and powered her side to a seventh Women’s Asia Cup title.

The final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 remained a one-sided affair for India as the side sealed a comprehensive eight-wicket victory with 69 balls to spare, thanks to a brilliant half-century from Smriti Mandhana.

Set to chase a skimpy 66 in the final, the opening pair of Mandhana and Shafali Verma gave their side a flying start as they amassed 32 runs in the fourth over.

Mandhana was the aggressor in the opening stand, while Verma was finding it hard to score freely and fell prey to Inoka Ranaweera after scoring a mere five.

India lost another wicket in the next over as Jemimah Rodrigues departed to the dressing room after scoring just two.

Mandhana then joined hands with Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and put on a match-winning 36-run partnership to propel her side to glory.

The opening batter top-scored for the side as she accumulated 51 off 25 deliveries, laced with six boundaries and three sixes.

Kaur, on the other hand, scored a sensible 11* off 14.

For Sri Lanka, only Kavisha Dilhari and Ranaweera could pick up a wicket each.

Batting first, the Sri Lankan batting lineup failed completely and could only accumulate 65/9 in their quota of 20 overs.

Lower-order batter Ranaweera resisted a bit against a strong Indian bowling attack and remained unbeaten with 18, while Oshadi Ranasinghe could score 13.

The rest of the Sri Lankan batters could not enter into the double figures.

Renuka Singh led the bowling attack for India as she returned with astounding figures of 3/5, while Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Sneh Rana bagged two wickets each.

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Sri Lanka Women edge past Pakistan in nail-biter to book final spot

SYLHET: All-rounder Nida Dar and skipper Bismah Maroof put up a brave resistance before Sri Lanka bounced back and beat Pakistan by just one run in a nail-biting semifinal of the Women’s Asia Cup, here on Thursday.

Both teams engaged in a thrilling competition with the winner being decided on the final ball as Dar tried to pinch the second run for a potential Super Over but wicket keeper shattered the stumps while she dived in vain.

Set to chase 122, the Green Shirts fought vigorously as skipper Bismah played a valiant knock of 41 off 42 while Dar scored 26 off 26.

Opener Muneeba Ali contributed with 18 off 10 while Omaima Sohail scored 10 off 14.

For Sri Lanka, Inoka Ranaweera bagged two wickets while Sugandika Kumari and Achini Kulasuriya took a scalp each.

Earlier, Pakistan bowler Nashra Sandhu remained sensational with the bowl as she pocketed three wickets for 17 runs to help Pakistan restrict Sri Lanka to 122/6 in the allotted 20 overs.

Harshitha Samarawickrama top-scored for Sri Lanka as she played a cautious knock of 35 off 41 while opener Anushka Sanjeewani scored 26 off 21.

For Pakistan, apart from Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Aimen Anwar and Dar picked a wicket each.

Following the sensational win, Sri Lanka will now face the winner of the second semifinal between India and Thailand in the tournament’s final on Saturday.

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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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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.

Women’s Asia Cup: Bangladesh pacer Fariha bags hat-trick on debut

SYLHET: Young Bangladesh pacer Fariha Trisna registered herself in the records book as she became only the second bowler to bag a hat-trick on her T20I debut and powered her side to thrash Malaysia by 88 runs in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup 2022.

In the 11th match of the continental event, the defending champions set Malaysia to chase a commendable 130, thanks to their skipper Nigar Sultana, who smashed a belligerent half-century.

Trisna then triggered a match-defining collapse in the sixth over of Malaysia’s innings and struck thrice in as many deliveries to power her side to bundle out the opposition for a paltry 41.

The left-arm pacer castled Malaysian captain Winifred Duraisingam (5) on the second delivery of her third over before trapping Mas Elysa (0) in her legs on the next delivery.

The 20-year-old pacer then deceived Mahirah Izzati Ismail with an inswinger to complete her astonishing hat-trick.

What a sensational T20I debut for Fariha Trisna, picking up the first hattrick of the #WomensAsiaCup2022 🏆!

Her exceptional performance with the ball gave Bangladesh 🇧🇩 a much needed win over Malaysia 🇲🇾.@BCBtigers #BANvMAL #AsianCricketCouncil #ACC pic.twitter.com/xI26JEW1OI

— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) October 6, 2022

Following her remarkable achievement, Trisna became the second Bangladeshi bowler to bag a hat-trick in the shortest format of the game.

Fahima Khatun was the first Bangladeshi woman to claim a hat-trick.

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Pakistan outclass Bangladesh to secure second win in Women’s Asia Cup

SYLHET: Bowlers stormed through Bangladesh’s batting line before Sidra Ameen powered Pakistan to a comprehensive nine-wickets win in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 on Monday.

The national women’s team started the tournament on a high note as they bagged back-to-back victories on consecutive days.

Batting first, on the invitation of Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof, the Bangladesh batting line-up failed completely and managed to amass a paltry 70/8 in the allotted 20 overs.

Salma Khatun fought hard with a gritty knock of 24 not-out off 29 deliveries with the help of two boundaries amid a dismal batting show as seven of Bangladesh’s batters were dismissed without entering double figures.

Skipper Niger Sultana managed 17 off 30 after Diana Baig and Nida Dar wreaked havoc on top order and reduced the hosts to 3/3 in the fifth over.

For Pakistan, Dar and Diana bagged two wickets each while Omaima Sohail and Sadia Iqbal took a scalp apiece.

Set to chase a paltry total of 71, Pakistan’s opening pair of Muneeba Ali and Sidra Ameen gave their side a solid start as they amassed 49 runs at a rapid pace.

Salma then struck in the eighth over to break the strong partnership as she castled Muneeba after she scored 14 off 19.

Skipper Bismah then joined Sidra at the crease and took Pakistan to their second triumph of the ongoing Asia Cup as they chased down the target in the thirteenth over with nine wickets to spare.

Sidra top-scored for the side with an unbeaten 36 off 35 deliveries, laced with four boundaries, while Bismah scored a run-a-ball eight not-out.

Earlier, Pakistan beat Malaysia by nine wickets on Sunday to secure their first win of Women’s Asia Cup 2022.

Pakistan will now lock horns with Thailand on Thursday before facing arch-rivals India on Friday.

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Kainat Imtiaz, her mother to represent Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022

SYLHET: Cricketer Kainat Imtiaz and her mother are set to represent the country in the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 together, as the latter congratulated her mother with a social media post.

Player of the National Cricket Team, Imtiaz took to her social media in order to congratulate her mother who will be making her entry in the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup 2022 as an umpire.

Sharing a two-picture gallery of herself with her mother on the photo and video sharing application, Imtiaz wrote, “Presenting my MOM as an UMPIRE for ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2022.”

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She added, “I can’t be more proud of what she has achieved. Such a motivated person ♥️ It was always her dream to represent Pakistan, the dream I had been living for her until now. And today, finally after a very long wait she is going to represent Pakistan.”

“We are going to represent Pakistan together,” the cricketer informed.

Kainat Imtiaz also noted that her mother debuted as an international umpire in the recently-held clash of India and Sri Lanka.

Moreover, Imtiaz gave complete credit for the success of herself and her mother to her father, who supported both the ladies throughout.

“MY DAD who has supported us through every step of the way. Encouraged us, made us never quit, made us more focused and for being the best critic.”

In concluding the post, the cricketer lauded her brother and husband as well for their constant support. “I am the luckiest in the world to be having a Dad @imtiaz_khuwaja like him, a brother who has always been by my side and a Husband @waqar_117 who is supporting me just like my dad did,” she wrote.

“BLESSED to have these people in my life.”

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Pakistan thrash Malaysia to start Women’s Asia Cup on a winning note

SYLHET: Pakistan bowlers wreaked havoc over the Malaysian batting line-up; reducing them to 57/9 before the openers bolstered the green shirts to a resounding nine-wicket victory to start their Women’s Asia Cup 2022 campaign on a high.

Batting first, on the invitation of Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof, the Malaysian batting line-up failed completely and could manage to amass a paltry 57/9 in the allotted 20 overs.

Elsa Hunter fought hard with a gritty knock of 29 not-out off 51 deliveries with the help of three boundaries, while wicketkeeper batter Wan Julia could score 11.

The rest of the batters could not get into the double figures and Malaysia, as a result, restricted to a mere 57/9.

Omaima Sohail led the bowling attack for Pakistan with three wickets, while Tuba Hassan bagged two. On the other hand, Sadia Iqbal and Diana Baig made one scalp each.

Set to chase a paltry 60, Pakistan’s opening pair of Muneeba Ali and Sidra Ameen gave their side a solid start as they amassed 45 runs at a rapid pace.

Mahirah Izzati Ismail then struck in her first over to break the strong partnership as she castled Muneeba on 21. The left-handed batter faced 23 deliveries and smashed three boundaries.

Skipper Bismah then joined Sidra at the crease and took Pakistan to their first triumph of the ongoing Asia Cup as they chased down the target in nine overs with nine wickets to spare.

Sidra top-scored for the side with an unbeaten 31 off 23 deliveries, laced with five boundaries, while Bismah scored a run-a-ball eight not-out.

For Malaysia, only Izzati Ismail managed to pick a wicket.

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Nashra Sandhu replaces injured Fatima Sana for Women’s T20 Asia Cup

LAHORE: Left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu replaced pacer Fatima Sana for the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup T20 after the latter sustained an injury that ruled her out of the tournament.

Fatima, who was representing Barbados Royals in the recently-held Women’s Caribbean Premier League, sustained an ankle injury that kept her out of the continental event.

Following Fatima ruling out of the Asia Cup, left-arm spinner Nashra replaced the former, who has represented Pakistan in 77 matches. Nashra was amongst the four reserve players for the Women’s Asia Cup.

The national women’s team is currently partaking in a 10-day training camp, set up at Lahore Country Club in Muridke and will depart for Bangladesh on September 28.

The Green Shirts will start their Asia Cup 2022 campaign against Malaysia on October 2 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

Pakistan squad: Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Nashra Sundhu, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Tuba Hasan

Reserves: Natalia Pervaiz, Umme Hani and Waheeda Akhtar

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