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PCB Chairman lauds women’s team’s “resilience” after Sri Lanka defeat

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi lauded the fighting spirit of the national women’s team following their gut-wrenching defeat against Sri Lanka in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 semi-final.

The nerve-wracking second semi-final of the eight-team tournament went right down to the wire as Pakistan captain Nida Dar made it tough for the hosts to chase down three runs in the final over.

Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper batter Anushka Sanjeewani, however, displayed nerves of steel and steered her side to a narrow three-wicket victory that set up their Women’s Asia Cup 2024 final with defending champions India.

Meanwhile, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi lauded the national team’s effort and urged them to keep their heads high.

“Absolutely proud of the Pakistan women’s cricket team,” wrote Naqvi on X, formerly Twitter.

“You fought with heart and determination till the very last ball. Winning and losing are both part of the game, but what truly matters is the spirit and resilience you displayed.

“You have lived up to the nation’s expectations and made us all proud. Keep your heads high; you have our unwavering support. Best of luck for the future.”

Set to chase 141, Sri Lanka knocked the winning runs on the penultimate delivery of the innings when Anushka Sanjeewani held her nerves calm to hit Nida Dar for a single towards the long-on.

The home side had a dismal start to the pursuit as they were reduced to 19/2 in four overs.

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However, their captain Athapaththu retaliated against spirited Pakistan bowlers and oversaw Sri Lanka’s run chase.

She put together crucial partnerships with Kavisha Dilhari (17) and Sanjeewani before finally perishing in the 17th over.

Athapaththu smashed 10 boundaries including a six on her way to top score for Sri Lanka with a 48-ball 63.

Her dismissal caused a stir in Sri Lanka’s chase as Pakistan bowlers forced a late comeback but wicketkeeper batter Sanjeewani showcased grit and powered the hosts into their sixth Women’s Asia Cup final.

Sanjeewani remained unbeaten with a 22-ball 24.

Sadia Iqbal was the pick among the bowlers for Pakistan with her four-fer while Nida Dar and Omaima Sohail shared two wickets between them.

Earlier, Pakistan registered 140/4 on the board, courtesy of a solid platform provided by openers Muneeba and Gull Feroza, after being put into bat first.

The opening pair batted sensibly on a tricky Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium surface and added 61 runs for the first wicket.

Muneeba and Feroza appeared in control until Udeshika Prabodhani forced Sri Lanka’s comeback by dismissing both the openers.

Wicketkeeper batter Muneeba Ali remained the top-scorer for Pakistan with a 34-ball 37, laced up with five fours while Feroza made a cautious 25 off 24 balls, hitting three fours in the process.

Later, Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana bolstered Pakistan’s total by scoring 40 runs in the last five overs.

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Sri Lanka edge Pakistan in a thriller to set up Women’s Asia Cup final with India

DAMBULLA: Skipper Chamari Athapaththu scored a brilliant half-century to propel Sri Lanka to beat Pakistan by a four-wicket and qualify for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 final.

Set to chase 141, Sri Lanka knocked the winning runs on the penultimate delivery of the innings when Anushka Sanjeewani held her nerves calm to hit Nida Dar for a single towards the long-on.

The home side had a dismal start to the pursuit as they were reduced to 19/2 in four overs.

However, their captain Athapaththu retaliated against spirited Pakistan bowlers and oversaw Sri Lanka’s run chase.

She put together crucial partnerships with Kavisha Dilhari (17) and Sanjeewani before finally perishing in the 17th over.

Athapaththu smashed 10 boundaries including a six on her way to top score for Sri Lanka with a 48-ball 63.

Her dismissal caused a stir in Sri Lanka’s chase as Pakistan bowlers forced a late comeback but wicketkeeper batter Sanjeewani showcased grit and powered the hosts into their sixth Women’s Asia Cup final.

Sanjeewani remained unbeaten with a 22-ball 24.

Sadia Iqbal was the pick among the bowlers for Pakistan with her four-fer while Nida Dar and Omaima Sohail shared two wickets between them.

Put into bat first, Pakistan registered 140/4 on the board, courtesy of a solid platform provided by openers Muneeba and Gull Feroza.

The opening pair batted sensibly on a tricky Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium surface and added 61 runs for the first wicket.

Muneeba and Feroza appeared in control until Udeshika Prabodhani forced Sri Lanka’s comeback by dismissing both the openers.

Wicketkeeper batter Muneeba Ali remained the top-scorer for Pakistan with a 34-ball 37, laced up with five fours while Feroza made a cautious 25 off 24 balls, hitting three fours in the process.

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Sidra Ameen and skipper Nida Dar then put together an important 30-run partnership for the third wicket.

The duo, however, was dismissed by Kavisha Dilhari in the 15th over as Pakistan slipped to 99/4 against Sri Lanka.

Later, Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana bolstered Pakistan’s total by scoring 40 runs in the last five overs.

Sana was the core aggressor of the unbeaten partnership, scoring 23 off 17 while Aliya made a 15-ball 16.

For Sri Lanka, Prabodhani and Dilhari bagged two wickets each.

Hosts Sri Lanka will now face defending champions India in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 final on Sunday.

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Sri Lanka elect to field against Pakistan in Women’s Asia Cup 2024 semi-final

DAMBULLA: Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the second semi-final of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

Both sides are unchanged for the all-important semi-final.

Sri Lanka: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Anushka, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya.

Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Sidra Amin, Nida Dar (c), Omaima Sohail, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu.

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Speaking at the toss, Pakistan captain Dar expressed her satisfaction with her team’s batting unit’s performance in the recent matches and claimed 140 to be a good total to defend on this pitch.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka captain Athapaththu expressed confidence in her bowlers’ abilities and termed 140 a good total to chase.

HEAD TO HEAD

Sri Lanka and Pakistan have faced each other 19 times in Women’s T20 Internationals with the latter having a slight superior record with 10 wins.

Matches 19, Pakistan 10, Sri Lanka 8, No Result 1

FORM GUIDE

Pakistan women’s had a disastrous start to the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 campaign as they succumbed to a seven-wicket defeat against arch-rivals India.

However, the Green Shirts made a decent recovery with thumping victories over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nepal.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have been unbeaten in the ongoing continental tournament, winning all of their three group-stage fixtures and topping the Group B standings.

Notably, both Sri Lanka and Pakistan won their previous respective fixtures by 10 wickets.

Pakistan: W, W, L, L, L (most recent first)

Sri Lanka: W, W, W, L, L

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India humble Bangladesh to reach Women’s Asia Cup 2024 final

DAMBULLA: Renuka Singh and Radha Yadav decimated Bangladesh’s batting unit before Smriti Mandhana’s brisk half-century led India into the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 final.

In the first semi-final of the eight-team tournament, played here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday, India outclassed Bangladesh in all departments to move one step closer to a successful title defence.

Seven-time Women’s Asia Cup champions India will face either Sri Lanka or Pakistan as the two teams will lock horns later today in the second semi-final, scheduled at the same venue.

The final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 will be played on Sunday.

Coming back to the match, Bangladesh, after opting to bat first, struggled against a ruthless Indian bowling attack and could register a paltry total of 80/8 in the allotted overs.

The 2018 champions, after getting off to a shaky start, lost wickets at regular intervals and consequently slipped to 44/6 in 13.3 overs.

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Meanwhile, Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana, who was waging a lone battle since coming out to bat in the fourth over, finally received some support at the other end in the form of Shorna Akter.

Sultana and Akter added 36 runs for the seventh wicket before the former finally perished on the first delivery of the final over with 80 runs on the board.

Bangladesh captain Sultana remained the top-scorer with her 51-ball 32 which featured two boundaries.

Akter, on the other hand, remained unbeaten with an 18-ball 19.

Renuka Singh and Radha Yadav shared six wickets between them and leaked away just 24 runs. Besides them, Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar made one scalp each.

Chasing a modest 81, Indian openers came out all guns blazing and steered their side to a perfect 10-wicket victory.

Smriti Mandhana was the core aggressor of the match-winning partnership and scored a brilliant half-century while Shafali Verma played an anchoring knock with a 28-ball 26.

Mandhana smashed 10 boundaries including a six on her way to a 39-ball 55.

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Pakistan qualify for Women’s Asia Cup 2024 as India crush Nepal

DAMBULLA: Pakistan women’s team on Tuesday, qualified for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 semi-final, courtesy of India’s statement 82-run victory over Nepal.

Pakistan were second in the Group A standings of the eight-team tournament following their 10-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier today.

The Green Shirts had put one foot in the semi-finals with a thumping victory and wanted Nepal to lose their final group-stage fixture against former champions India.

However, even if Nepal had managed to beat India, they needed to win the match by a hefty margin to topple Pakistan’s net run rate but that was not the case in the end.

Opting to bat first, India registered a massive total of 178/3 with opening batter Shafali Verma leading the charge with a quickfire half-century.

Verma top-scored for India with a 48-ball 81 which featured 12 fours and a six.

She was also involved in a magnificent 122-run opening partnership with Dayalan Hemalatha, who contributed significantly with a 42-ball 47.

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Sita Rana Magar was the pick of the bowlers for Nepal, picking up two wickets for just 25 runs in her four overs.

In response, Nepal’s batting unit struggled against a Deepti Sharma-led India bowling attack and were restricted to 96/9 in the allotted overs.

Opening batter Sita Rana Magar remained the top-scorer for Nepal with a 22-ball 18, followed by Bindu Rawal (17), Rubina Chhetry (15) and Indu Barma (14) while the rest failed to make it into the double figures.

Deepti Sharma returned magnificent figures of 3/13 in her four overs while Arundhati Reddy and Radha Yadav chipped in with two wickets apiece.

Former champions India topped the Group A standing of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 with six points in three matches, followed by Pakistan with four points in three matches.

India will face the second-placed side of Group B in the first semi-final while Pakistan will take on the group topper of the other group in the second semi-final.

Both knockout matches will be played here on Friday, June 26 while the final is scheduled for Sunday.

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Gull Feroza steers Pakistan Women to ten-wicket victory against UAE

DAMBULLA: Gull Feroza played a composed knock, following a combined bowling effort to lead Pakistan to a ten-wicket victory against United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 match on Tuesday.

Pakistan women’s team restricted UAE to a meagre 103-8 in the first innings and chased the target down in 14.1 overs without losing a wicket.

Feroza started her innings with a four off the second delivery and carried the chase with the support of her opening partner Muneeba Ali.

UAE bowlers did not pose any threat throughout the innings, while Pakistan batters also remained calm and easily chased the total without taking any undue risks.

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Feroza earned the man of the match award for her 62-run knock from 55 balls with eight boundaries, while Muneeba scored 37 off 30.

Earlier, Pakistan captain Nida Dar invited UAE to bat first and Nashra Sandhu provided them with the first breakthrough in 6.5 overs.

Theertha Satish played a stable innings of 40 runs from 36 balls with the help of five boundaries, however, she could not get any support from the other end.

Tuba Hassan bowled Satish in the 15th over with 74 runs on the board. UAE kept losing wickets and managed to score 103-8 in their 20 overs.

Other than Satish, only Esha Oza (16) and Khushi Sharma (12) managed to reach double figures. For Pakistan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu and Tuba Hassan picked two wickets each.

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Pakistan thump Nepal to register first victory in Women’s Asia Cup 2024

DAMBULLA: Gull Feroza played a quick-fire knock, supported by Muneeba Ali to help Pakistan register a thumping nine-wicket win against Nepal in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday.

Chasing a modest target of 109 runs, Pakistan gave a dominant performance and successfully achieved the total in 11.5 overs after losing only one wicket.

Gull Feroza and Muneeba Ali gave Pakistan a strong start, scoring 52 runs in the first six overs.

They continued the onslaught and by the halfway mark, Pakistan had reached 92 runs, with a one-sided victory in sight.

Feroze struck two more boundaries in the next over to push her team further closer to the target. However, she could not finish the match as she got out with only five needed to win. She scored a 35-ball 57 with the help of ten boundaries.

Muneeba Ali finished the match with a boundary, leading her side to a net run-rate-boosting victory after they lost to India in the first match. She scored 46 off 34 with eight boundaries.

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Nepal bowlers had a bad day at work as they conceded a boundary in every over. Kabita Joshi picked the solitary wicket for them.

Pakistan women’s captain Nida Dar invited Nepal to bat first earlier and her bowlers proved the decision right.

Fatima Sana removed Samjhana Khadka in the first over, while Sadia Iqbal dismissed Kabita Kunwar and Indu Barma to reduce Nepal to 30-3 in five overs.

Sita Rana Magar and Sita Rana Magar had no answers to Pakistan’s tight bowling as they scored 10 runs in the next 4.2 over before the latter got run-out. Magar also got run-out in the 14th over after scoring a scratchy 26 off 30.

Puja Mahato also played a cautious knock of 25 runs from 32 balls, while Kabita Joshi scored an unbeaten 31 off 23 with four boundaries and one six to push the team’s total to 108-6 in 20 overs.

For Pakistan, Sadia Iqbal picked two wickets, while Fatima Sana bagged one.

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Pakistan win toss, elect to field first against Nepal in Women’s Asia Cup 2024

DAMBULLA: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to field first against Nepal in the sixth match of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday.

PLAYING XIs

Both teams made one change for this match. For Pakistan, Omaima Sohail came in for Iram Javed, while Nepal brought in Roma Thapa for Sabnam Rai.

Nepal: Samjhana Khadka, Sita Rana Magar, Indu Barma (c), Kabita Kunwar, Rubina Chhetry, Puja Mahato, Kajal Shrestha (wk), Roma Thapa, Bindu Rawal, Kabita Joshi, Kritika Marasini

Pakistan: Sidra Amin, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah

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Pakistan captain Nida Dar, after winning the toss, shared that she chose to field to change things around, keeping in mind that they lost the game against India after opting to bat.

“We batted first against India, so we want to change this time around,” said Dar. “We have one change, Omaima Sohail comes in.”

Meanwhile, Nepal captain Indu Barma was happy with the decision as her team was ready for both situations after the victory in the first match against the UAE.

“I am happy with his decision, we are ready with both bat and ball,” said Barma. “After many years, we have beaten UAE and we were very happy. We also have one change.”

FORM GUIDE

Pakistan walk into this match with a loss against arch-rivals India in their opening match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024, while Nepal had a successful start to their campaign with a victory against UAE in their first game.

Pakistan: L, L, L, L, L (most recent first)

Nepal: W, L, W, W, W

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India crush Pakistan in Women’s Asia Cup 2024

DAMBULLA: A combined bowling effort, followed by a dominant opening partnership powered India to a thumping seven-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the blockbuster ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 clash here on Friday.

Chasing 109, India comfortably amassed the total for the loss of just three wickets and 35 balls to spare.

Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma banked on the momentum and dominated Pakistan bowlers from the word go.

The duo added a blistering 85 runs for the first wicket until Syed Aroob Shah dismissed Mandhana in the 10th over.

Mandhana fell agonizing short of her well-deserved half-century, scoring 45 off 31 deliveries with the help of nine fours.

Shah struck again in the next over to get rid of another set batter Verma, who made 29-ball 40 which featured six fours and a six.

India lost another wicket in the next over when Dayalan Hemalatha (14) was removed by Nashra Sandhu.

Pakistan captain Nida Dar’s decision to bat first after winning the coin toss did not prove beneficial for her side as they were bundled out on 108 in the final over.

The Green Shirts had a shaky start to their innings as they lost opener Gull Feroza (5) in the second over with just nine runs on the board.

Coming out to bat at No.3, Sidra Amin took the reigns of Pakistan’s batting expedition with her gutsy knock.

Sidra put together brief partnerships with Muneeba Ali (11), Aliya Riaz (6) and skipper Nida Dar (8) before finally perishing in the 13th over.

She remained the top-scorer for Pakistan with a 35-ball 25 which featured three boundaries.

Her dismissal was followed by Iram Javed bagging a golden duck, bringing Pakistan further down to 61/6 in 13 overs.

Later, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (5*) and Jemimah Rodrigues (3*) eased India to a massive victory and made sure there were no more hiccups in the modest pursuit.

Aroob bagged two wickets for Pakistan while Sandhu could pick up one.

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Later, Tuba Hassan and Fatima Sana scored valuable runs for the team with a fighting seventh-wicket partnership.

The duo added 31 runs to the total until Deepti Sharma got rid of Tuba in the 18th over. She scored 22 off 19 deliveries, hitting three boundaries.

Pakistan then lost two more wickets in the same over as Nashra Sandhu bagged a golden duck after Syeda Aroob Shah (2) got run out.

Shreyanka Patil cleaned up Sadia Iqbal on the second delivery of the final over to wrap up India’s dominant performance with the ball against arch-rivals Pakistan.

Fatima Sana remained unbeaten with 16-ball 22 which featured one four and two sixes.

Deepti Sharma led India’s bowling charge with three wickets, followed by Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar and Shreyanka Patil picked up two each.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh.

HEAD TO HEAD

India and Pakistan have faced each other 14 times in Women’s T20 Internationals with the formers having a superior record.

Matches 14, India 11, Pakistan 3

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Pakistan win toss, elect to bat first against India in Women’s Asia Cup 2024

DAMBULLA: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first against arch-rivals India in the second match of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tuba Hassan.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh.

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Speaking after winning the coin toss, Pakistan captain Dar termed the wicket dry and ideal to bat on. She further added that their win over India in the last meeting would give them confidence.

“It looks a pretty dry wicket,” said Dar. “It’s a great opportunity ahead of the World Cup. We have confidence from our win last time.”

On the other hand, India’s skipper Kaur was unfazed by the outcome of the toss and reiterated that the conditions would remain the same in both innings.

“For us, anything was okay because the conditions will be same for both innings,” said Kaur.

Now we have a chance to restrict them to a small total. We want to get into the rhythm from the first game. We have three changes from our last T20I. Renuka is back for Arundhati, Hemalatha returns as well… and one more,” she added.

HEAD TO HEAD

India and Pakistan have faced each other 14 times in Women’s T20 Internationals with the formers having a superior record.

Matches 14, India 11, Pakistan 3

FORM GUIDE

Pakistan enter the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 with an unwanted record as they recently suffered a three-match series whitewash against England.

India, on the other hand, lost only one out of their last Women’s T20I fixtures while one was called off due to adamant rain.

Pakistan: L, L, L, L, W (most recent first)

England: W, NR, L, W, W

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