Pakistan Women secured an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three ODI series against Sri Lanka Women, defending a total of 138 runs for a 12-run victory in the second match in Sharjah.
Winning the toss and batting first, the Pakistan Women got off to the worst possible start as their top-three batters contributed only 14 runs between them. Their middle order, led by Captain Sana Mir’s 34 and Nain Abidi’s 29, then anchored the innings.
Nain Abidi scored the bulk of the runs during a 39-run, third-wicket partnership with Bismah Maroof, before being dismissed by Shashikala Siriwardene. Pakistan’s batters also struggled to lift the scoring rate and the fastest partnership for Pakistan came for the sixth wicket between Mir and Asmavia Iqbal, as the pair added 38 runs in 9.2 overs.
Pakistan innings never managed to break the shackles and hence they only managed 138 off their 50 overs.
Unlike Pakistan, Sri Lanka’s top three contributed and got starts before being dismissed. However, the rest of the line-up failed to contribute to the chase, and apart from Dilani Manodara who top-scored with 38.
Only three other batters could score more than 10. Bismah Maroof picked up 3 for 14 with her leg-spin, while left-arm spinner Sadia Yousuf took 3 for 28 as she and the other bowlers restricted the Sri Lankan Women’s inning to just 126 runs in 45.1 overs.
Chief Score:
Pakistan Women 138 for 9 (Sana Mir 34, Sugandika Kumari 3-24) beat Sri Lanka Women 126 (Dilani Manodara 38, Bismah Maroof 3-14, Sadia Yousuf 3-28) by 12 runs
