DAMBULLA: Pakistan women’s cricket team defeated United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 10 wickets in a must-win match of the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup T20 played at the Rangiri International Stadium Dambulla on Tuesday.
Pakistan’s all-round display helped them register their second win of the tournament after losing to India in their first match. The green shirts have one place in the semi-finals with four points from two matches.
Chasing the target of 104 runs, Pakistan’s opening duo of Gull Feroza and Muneeba Ali produced impeccable performances with the bat as the Green Shirts reached home in just 14.1 overs without losing a single wicket.
Feroza scored 62 off 55 balls with eight fours while Muneeba contributed 37 runs off 30 deliveries with four boundaries.
In doing so, Pakistan became the first team to win a match by 10 wickets in the history of Women’s Asia Cup T20.
Nepal will face India in the final match of Group A and the Green Shirts need the Blues to beat their opponents to secure a safe place in the semi-finals.
After being asked to bat first, the UAE women did not get off to a great start as they lost wickets at regular intervals.
Captain Esha Oza (16 off 26) and Theertha Satish (40 off 36) were the top two scorers for UAE apart from them, only Khushi Sharma (12 off 13) could contribute runs in double figures.
For Pakistan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu and Tuba Hassan took two wickets each while skipper Nida Dar managed to claim one.
