Pakistan team defeated Nepal by nine wickets in the Women’s Asia Cup T20 Cricket Tournament. The win kept Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive. Pakistan team has reached the second position in the Group A points table with two points. Pakistan’s net run rate is +0.409. At the same time, Nepal finished third with two points and a net run rate of -0.819. India ranks first in this list.
Pakistan’s first victory
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first in the match played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. Nepal scored 108 for 6 in 20 overs. In reply, a blistering 105-run partnership between Gull Feroza and Muniba Ali saw Pakistan win the match by nine wickets with 49 balls to spare. This is Pakistan’s first win in the current tournament.
A flop performance by Nepal
Batting first after losing the toss, Nepal did not get off to a special start. Fatima Sana gave him the first blow for four runs. He caught Samman Khadak with a bang. She managed only four runs, while Samman scored a half-century in the last match against UAE. However, she could not repeat her performance in this match. In this Nepal match, Sita scored 26, Kavita 13, Indu zero, Rubina eight, Pooja 25, Kavita Joshi 31 not out and Bindu 0 not out. For Pakistan, Sadia Iqbal took two wickets and Fatima Sana took one.
Fantastic partnership between Feroza and Muniba
Gull Feroza and Muniba Ali put in strong performances for Pakistan chasing a target of 109 runs. Both of them had a big partnership of 105 runs for the first wicket. Feroza faced 35 balls and scored 57 runs with the help of 10 fours. Muniba scored an unbeaten 46 runs with the help of eight fours. Apart from this, Tuba Hasan remained unbeaten with one run. Kavita Joshi took one wicket for Nepal.
